Premium Content Empowering Medieval Women: Aspects of Courtly Love in The Lais of Marie de France
By Kathryn Larrivee - May 01, 2001
During the Medieval time period, a woman would generally be forced to depend upon a man for her livelihood. However, in the fictional world of courtly love, a 12th century philosophical phenomenon believed by some to have originated as a form of goddess worship, a man is unable to survive without his beloved. As a result of this, her love causes…
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