In earlier literature, the term 'love' related exclusively to platonic and Christian love however this new concept of love was just a literary concept that cannot be applied to real life due to what it entails. ... Chretien could not foresee that the modern society regards Lancelot as a sympathetic figure who was guided by love rather than reason, depending on the fact that "modern attitudes differ from the medieval ones" (Benton, 28). ... In Addition, Victorian medievalists failed to grasp the ironic character of such texts, which leads to misinterpretation of courtly l...

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In earlier literature, the term 'love' related exclusively to platonic and Christian love however this new concept of love was just a literary concept that cannot be applied to real life due to what it entails. ... Chretien could not foresee that the modern society regards Lancelot as a sympathetic figure who was guided by love rather than reason, depending on the fact that "modern attitudes differ from the medieval ones" (Benton, 28). ... In Addition, Victorian medievalists failed to grasp the ironic character of such texts, which leads to misinterpretation of courtly l...

• Word Count: 1140
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate