Bundle 5: The Invention of (B)romantic Love
Overview
In this bundle you will
- Learn about the social, political, cultural, and linguistic changes wrought by the Norman Conquest of 1066;
- Sample texts that helped create assumptions about and ideals of romantic love that persist today;
- Discover the origins of the Arthurian legend; and
- Read two very different examples of Arthurian romance: Marie de France’s Lanval and a story about Lancelot in Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur.