Violent Passions: Managing Love in the Old French Verse Romance

by Tracy Adams

Book Overview

This book re-evaluates the perception of "courtly love" in Old French verse. Adams traces how these verses explore the emotional trials of amour and propose coping methods for the lovelorn.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134952719X
• ISBN13: 9781349527199
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"