Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Honors Thesis (Open Access)
Department
Colby College. English Dept.
Advisor(s)
Megan Cook
Second Advisor
James Kriesel
Abstract
Although chivalry and courtly love have been imposed upon society as a framework for social interaction, Chrétien’s five stories ultimately promote the idea that the individual is top priority, and when involved in courtly love and chivalry each person should remember that they are using these ideals simply as a way to promote themselves.
Keywords
Chretien de Troyes, courtly love, chivalry, knighthood
Recommended Citation
Priestley, Adele, "Failures of Chivalry and Love in Chretien de Troyes" (2014). Honors Theses. Paper 717.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/honorstheses/717
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