Love and Marriage in Medieval French Literature (FR-0039)

Fall 2026 · FR 0039 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Examination of the cult of love in twelfth-century France, with focus on the process of psychosexual development and on efforts to reconcile the happiness of the individual with the common good. The ideal of amorous fulfillment in The Romance of Tristan and Iseut; the role of extramarital relationships in Lancelot by Chrétien de Troyes; the contrasting perspective on marriage in Chrétien’s Yvain and Erec and Enide; the link between growth in love and the spiritual quest in his Perceval; and Marie de France’s unconventional approach in matters of fidelity to lover, spouse, and God .In English.

Course codes: FR-0039, FR 0039, FR0039, FR-39, FR 39, FR39

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