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The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition by C. S. Lewis
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The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition

by C. S. Lewis

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Interesting for his comments on individual works, but his overall theory of progress from adulterous to married love as a literary ideal I think mistaken. There are early works that favor married love (e.g. the German verson of Lancelot) and late works that favor adultery.
It is ironic that Lewis who often warns against theories of progress falls into one here. ( )
  antiquary | Aug 13, 2007 |
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Multa renascentur quae iam cecidere, cadentque quae nunc sunt in honore.
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To Gwen Barfield, wisest and best of my unofficial teachers.
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