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The Many Faces Of Love In Arth
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The theme of love develops through several different levels in Arthurian Literature. Geoffrey of Monmouth and Wace equate love with sexual desire, and little else. The concept becomes less one-dimensional in Hartmann von Aue’s romances. In Erec and Iwein, Hartmann’s definition of love includes emot ....
Middle of essay ....n Uther sees Igerna at his Easter festival, an overwhelming desire for her ensnares him. Unfortunately for Uther, Igerna is married to Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall, who takes offense to the king’s advances toward his wife. Uther laments this predicament as he expresses his feelings to a soldier of his:
“I burn with love for Igerna, and I do not think I can avoid
danger to my health unless I win her. Tell me how I can satisfy
my desire, or I shall die from torment” (Geoffrey, 61).
Uther says h.... |
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