Books by Andreas Capellanus

Contains E Trojel's 1892 Latin text, alongside a modern German translation. This title also includes explanatory notes on the sources and a language commentary to aid comprehension of particular passages and the difficulties of translation. It is of interest to literary scholars, medievalists, historians, theologians, and cultural historians.

The social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization."