Marriage Fictions in Old French Secular Narratives, 1170-1250: A Critical Re-Evaluation of the Courtly Love Debate

Nickolaus provides the readers with a concise critical discussion of the "courtly love" debate, broad historical and comparative analysis, and a model that explains, at the level of plot, rhetoric, and ideology, the proper place of amorous motifs in the context of prevailing Christian doctrines and attitudes.