Essays Tagged: "Women's History"

Effects of Courtly Love on Medieval Women

This is an essay for my Women's History in Medieval Europe sophomore-level course. It discusses the effect of troubadours an ... e supposed to be dependent, obedient and chaste wives and daughters. Troubadours waxed poetic about women's beauty saying, "no one who looked at her / was not warmed with joy," and, "...her eyes brigh ... d I will do anything to deserve that she become my wife," (Anderson and Zinsser, 333). Chivalry and women's role in keeping it alive were important reasons men kept their honor and did their duty towa ...

(6 pages) 88 0 3.9 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies