Bøger af Albrecht Classen

Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life, the essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in medieval courtly literature was underpinned by violence.

Presentation and critical reading of medieval women writers on a pan-European level. This book brings us up-to-date on research pertaining to women in the pre-modern era and highlights the strong impact, which women poets enjoyed after all.