courtly love

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courtly love

An idealized and often illicit form of love celebrated in the literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in which a knight or courtier devotes himself to a noblewoman who is usually married and feigns indifference to preserve her reputation.

courtly love

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a tradition represented in Western European literature between the 12th and the 14th centuries, idealizing love between a knight and a revered (usually married) lady

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courtly love - (Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers

code of behavior, code of conduct - a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group

Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance

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