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Book SynopsisThe social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization."
Table of ContentsEditor's Introduction Author's Preface Book One: Introduction to the Treatise on Love I. What Love Is II. Between What Persons Love May Exist III. Where Love Gets Its Name IV. What the Effect of Love Is V. What Persons Are Fit for Love VI. In What Manner Love May Be Acquired and in How Many Ways VII. The Love of the Clergy VIII. The Love of Nuns IX. Love Got With Money X. The Easy Attainment of One's Object XI. The Love of Peasants XII. The Love of Prostitutes Book Two: How Love May Be Retained I. How Love, When It Has Been Acquired, May Be Kept II. How a Love, Once Consummated, May Be Increased III. In What Ways Love May Be Decreased IV. How Love May Come to an End V. Indications That One's Love Is Returned VI. If One of the Lovers Is Unfaithful to the Other VII. Various Decisions in Love Cases VIII. The Rules of Love Book Three: The Rejection of Love Bibliography Genealogical Table
