The making of romantic love : longing and sexuality in Europe, South Asia, and Japan, 900-1200 CE - Reddy, William M. (Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012)
The emergence of courtly love in Europe -- Aristocratic speech, the Gregorian reform, and the first troubadour -- Trobairitz and troubadours and the shadow religion -- Narratives of true love and twelfth-century common sense -- Points of comparison -- The Bhakti troubadour : Vaishnavism in twelfth-century Bengal and Orissa -- Elegance and compassion in Heian Japan.
includes bibliographical references ( pages 397-427) and index.
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Keywords: Courtly love in literature; Courtly love; Troubadours; Love -- Europe; Love -- South Asia; Love -- Japan; English literature