The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition
work by Lewis
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C.S. Lewis's The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition (1936) is a scholarly work that explores the concept of courtly love as it developed in medieval literature. The book examines how this idealized form of love, often unrequited and adulterous, was expressed through allegorical poetry and romances, such as the Roman de la rose. Lewis analyzes the literary conventions and philosophical underpinnings of courtly love, tracing its influence on Western culture and its eventual adaptation in later romances.1234
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