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Vulnus Amoris - (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Romanische Philologie) by Gaia Gubbini (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- The concept of love's wound has haunted European culture for centuries.
- About the Author: Gaia Gubbini, LMU University of Munich, Germany.
- 213 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Medieval
- Series Name: Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Romanische Philologie
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About the Book
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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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The topic at the center of the book - love's wound - has haunted European culture for centuries. This volume investigates this important 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 analyzed with multiple approaches, considering also representations of the theme in manuscript illuminations.
About the Author
Gaia Gubbini, LMU University of Munich, Germany.