Vulnus amoris: The Transformations of "Love's Wound" in Medieval Romance Literatures
The concept of love’s wound has haunted European culture for centuries. This book investigates this fundamental concept in Medieval French, Occitan, and Italian literature – with the purpose of tracing its transformation through a selection of medieval literary masterpieces, sacred and profane. The imagery of love’s wound is analysed with multiple approaches, considering also representations of the theme in manuscript illuminations.

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Vulnus amoris: The Transformations of "Love's Wound" in Medieval Romance Literatures
The concept of love’s wound has haunted European culture for centuries. This book investigates this fundamental concept in Medieval French, Occitan, and Italian literature – with the purpose of tracing its transformation through a selection of medieval literary masterpieces, sacred and profane. The imagery of love’s wound is analysed with multiple approaches, considering also representations of the theme in manuscript illuminations.

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Vulnus amoris: The Transformations of "Love's Wound" in Medieval Romance Literatures

by Gaia Gubbini
Vulnus amoris: The Transformations of

Vulnus amoris: The Transformations of "Love's Wound" in Medieval Romance Literatures

by Gaia Gubbini

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Overview

The concept of love’s wound has haunted European culture for centuries. This book investigates this fundamental concept in Medieval French, Occitan, and Italian literature – with the purpose of tracing its transformation through a selection of medieval literary masterpieces, sacred and profane. The imagery of love’s wound is analysed with multiple approaches, considering also representations of the theme in manuscript illuminations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783110721645
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 12/31/2023
Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie , #483
Pages: 213
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Gaia Gubbini, LMU University of Munich, Germany.
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