Examining the poetry and practice of courtly love and the mores of aristocratic marriages, this work shows that women were regarded as symbols, as figures of temptation who paradoxically had no desire of their own. It also argues that the structure of sexual relationships took its cue from the family and from feudalism. Duby reflects on general issues in the writing of cultural history, on the history of pain and heresy, and gives a personal view of the state of historical research in France over recent generations.
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Examining the poetry and practice of courtly love and the mores of aristocratic marriages, this work shows that women were regarded as symbols, as figures of temptation who paradoxically had no desire of their own. It also argues that the structure of sexual relationships took its cue from the family and from feudalism. Duby reflects on general issues in the writing of cultural history, on the history of pain and heresy, and gives a personal view of the state of historical research in France over recent generations.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9780745614793.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 9780745614793.
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