The Origins of Courtliness

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ISBN: 9780812279368 | 0812279360
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/1/1985

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Selected by "Choice" magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book 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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Preface	p. IX
Abbreviations	p. XIII
Introduction	p. 3
Courts and Courtiers
The Courtier Bishop	p. 19
Representative Figures (I): Otto of Bamberg	p. 49
Criticism of the Court	p. 54
Representative Figures (II): Adalbert of Bremen	p. 67
The Defense of the Courtier	p. 82
From Court Ideal to Literary Ideal: Metamorphoses of the Courtier	p. 101
Courtesy
Ancient Urbanity and the Spirit of Revival in the German Empire	p. 113
The Language of Courtesy: Latin Terminology, Vernacular Counterparts	p. 127
The Clerical Rebellion Against Courtliness	p. 176
Courtliness in the Chronicles	p. 195
Instructing the Laity in Courtesy	p. 211
Courtliness in the Romance	p. 236
Conclusion	p. 255
Notes	p. 273
Bibliography	p. 297
Index	p. 317
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