Love and Lust in Medieval Literature

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The medieval period, roughly 600-1500, cannot reasonably be called the 'dark ages.' Indeed, the Middle Ages provides us with a corpus of literature replete with complex characters struggling to live and love, dealing with sin and lust, unity and diversity, faith and reason within a tumultuous cultural milieu and religious rigor, all of which are feeling the winds of changes. Explores medieval literature, noting the astonishing differences from our own time, as well as surprising similarities. Western civilization, our own 21st century, for better or for worse, is indebted to the love and lust of the medievals.