Questions:
Notes on Courtly Love and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
What are the conventions of courtly love? Include sources of this tradition, societal aspects and how this love related to marriage. How do the literary pieces that you read this week embody the concepts of Courtly Love? How are women portrayed in these selections? Please cite examples from the text and use references.
Celtic mythology, an epic quest and Christianity, loyalty to one's Lord and the conventions of courtly Love are intertwined within the Arthurian romance and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Please cite examples that support this statement from the text and use references for your ideas.
Readings:
Layamon's Brut in Norton Anthology of The Middle Ages,
The Myth of Arthur's Return in Norton Anthology of The Middle Ages .
Thomas of England: Le Roman de Tristan in Norton Anthology of The Middle Ages
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in Norton Anthology of The Middle Ages.