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===Woman-as-ruler in Troubadour Poetry=== | ===Woman-as-ruler in Troubadour Poetry=== | ||
We see the first major female-sex-favoritism in the ''''Troubador poetry of the 12th century'''', as well as vernacular narratives directed toward William's daughter Eleanor. The depictions of love in these poems and narratives are described as "courtly love". It is called this because '''the man's romantic role is modeled after a knight, and the female's role is modeled after a Lord. In other words, the woman is in complete control of the relationship and the man is ultimately obident and submissive to the woman. | We see the first major female-sex-favoritism in the ''''Troubador poetry of the 12th century'''', as well as vernacular narratives directed toward William's daughter Eleanor. The depictions of love in these poems and narratives are described as "courtly love". It is called this because '''the man's romantic role is modeled after a knight, and the female's role is modeled after a Lord. In other words, the woman is in complete control of the relationship and the man is ultimately obident and submissive to the woman. He is expected to "perform great deeds" in order to "earn" her love (sound familiar?).''' It is important to note, that this love was only about love outside marriage.<ref>http://cola.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl513/courtly/courtly.htm</ref> | ||
===Marie and satire=== | ===Marie and satire=== | ||