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courtly love  

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  • The term courtly love was first used in 1883 by Gaston Paris. His critical designation referred to one of the more well-known courtly romances from 12th-century France, Chrétien de Troyes's Le Conte de la Charrette (“The Knight of the Cart,” or Lancelot). [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Courtly Love]

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