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Aimee
Nov 04, 2012 rated it liked it
Ok, so a lot of contemporary readers get hung up on the whole Christian vs Muslim ideology. Putting that aside, however, there's lots to enjoy (even in translation): battles, brotherhood, men willing to swoon and faint and pour their hearts out, not just physically. Also, lots of time and description spent on swords and battle gear. Anyone who's anyone's decked out in gold & rubies; and, they name their swords. (The edition I read was actually the Glyn Burgess translation. It has a useful glossa ...more
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Elizabeth
Feb 24, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: classics, courtlyloveera
More Courtly Love poetry. I enjoy this genre.
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Dec 21, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Sep 20, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own, bradenton-shelves
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Mar 13, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Shelves: penguin-classics
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