
The Origins of Courtliness
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Argues that the origins of courtliness lie in the German courts, their courtier class, and the education for court service in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
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"The most original contribution to the ideological history of medieval aristocratic mores that has appeared."-American Historical JournalMore details
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- Cover
- THE ORIGINS OF COURTLINESS
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Introduction
- PART ONE: COURTS AND COURTIERS
- 1 The Courtier Bishop
- 2 Representative Figures (I): Otto of Bamberg
- 3 Criticism of the Court
- 4 Representative Figures (II): Adalbert of Bremen
- 5 The Defense of the Courtier
- 6 From Court Ideal to Literary Ideal: Metamorphoses of the Courtier
- PART TWO: COURTESY
- 7 Ancient Urbanity and the Spirit of Revival in the German Empire
- 8 The Language of Courtesy: Latin Terminology, Vernacular Counterparts
- 9 The Clerical Rebellion Against Courtliness
- 10 Courtliness in the Chronicles
- 11 Instructing the Laity in Courtesy
- 12 Courtliness in the Romance
- Conclusion
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
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