Essays Tagged: "Bernart de Ventadorn"
Effects of Courtly Love on Medieval Women
ople and yet they praised women and allowed them power over men's hearts (and loins). The poetry of Bernart de Ventadorn both praised and despised women for their beauty and power. Courtly love gave b ... he troubadours wrote that the women would ensnare their men and consume them--seen in this verse by Bernart de Ventadorn, "Her from whom I shall have no good. / She has stolen my heart, and stolen my ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies