... .) When feudalism ended, so did the glory of battle. France was in a relatively peaceful state. Thus, in order to gain favor and prestige interests shifted. People now favored social status, land, exemptions from taxes, etc. The bourgeoisie had grown and taken power away from the warrior class of nobility. "Thereby the equilibrium is slowly established which gives optimal power to one man, the central ruler. The kings during this era created ... gratify drives in their simplest form." (Page 327.) When society changed from the warrior class to a court system, this love poetry and admittan...

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