LITERATURA

Apuntes

LITERATURA MEDIEVAL THE FRANKLIN'S TALE - Has an opening structure of courtly love, love at first sight happens when you see a beautiful person, a good person. - In the line "felt such compassion ...". the beloved feels pity for the loved, in this convention, love is associaned with suffering. - In terms of marriage, women were under the authority of men. Courtly love is pre-marital or extra-marital. - The lovers have a private agreement That the man would not exercise his authority over the woman, but they are concerned about social apearance - " Sir, Iwill be your humble, faituful wife..." A wife weeds to be humble under the authority of her husband. - "Love claps his wings..." reference to Cupid -Men and womens nature is to be free. You can make a responsible association of - The poem also shows the virtue of exercising patience and flexibilty rather than endurance. - Also says that only a married man Knows how to be devoted to his wife. -Dorigen is presented as the beloved in courtly love, she misses her husband and is melancholic. Only the reunion with her lover would heal her heart, she prays to God for his husband to return save. • It also deals with the topic of Locus Amoen...