The concept of courtly love is also combined with the code of chivalry which forms the ideal medieval world of brave and elegant knights. ... Lancelot, who totally represents the ideal of the brave, strong and honourable knight, affects the queen by his heroic actions and is clearly her favourite (cf. ... This concept was new in the Middle Age, because there was no literary or no social framework of romantic passion in the Christian world before the end of the 11th century. In earlier literature, the term 'love' related exclusively to platonic and Christian love however this new con...

• Word Count: 1140
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The concept of courtly love is also combined with the code of chivalry which forms the ideal medieval world of brave and elegant knights. ... Lancelot, who totally represents the ideal of the brave, strong and honourable knight, affects the queen by his heroic actions and is clearly her favourite (cf. ... This concept was new in the Middle Age, because there was no literary or no social framework of romantic passion in the Christian world before the end of the 11th century. In earlier literature, the term 'love' related exclusively to platonic and Christian love however this new con...

• Word Count: 1140
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate