The Medieval Idea of Marriage

ISBN-13: 9780198217770 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 352 str.

Christopher N. L. Brooke

Opis

Offering an in-depth look at the nature of medieval marriage, Christopher Brooke surveys current approaches to the idea of marriage, exploring the practice and law of marriage, the cult of celibacy in the 11th and 12th centuries, and the relationship between marriage and architecture. He draws on a wide range of case studies and other sources, including the letters of Heloise and Abelard, the epics of Wolfram von Eschenbach, and Chaucer's poetry.

Recenzje

'a lucid and authoritative account of the development of the law and doctrine of marriage' D.G.J. Raraty, University of Leeds, History, No. 246, Feb 1991

Spis treści

List of illustrations ; Preface; Prologue; The inheritance, Christian and Roman; The cult of celibacy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries; The correspondence of Heloise and Abelard; The marriage of Heloise and Abelard; Marriage in law and practice; The use of literary evidence for the history of marriage: Wolfram von Eschenbach; The witness of Chaucer; Love and marriage in Shakespeare; The church porch: marriage and architecture; Towards a theology of marriage