Open Access"Aissi co'l peis": the delicate erotic of Bernart de Ventadorn
Author(s) -
Patrick A. Thomas
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta neophilologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.259
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2350-417X
pISSN - 0567-784X
DOI - 10.4312/an.23.1.3-6
Subject(s) - heaven , dream , passion , lyricism , anguish , philosophy , quality (philosophy) , art , literature , theology , art history , psychology , poetry , epistemology , social psychology , neuroscience
No one would ever dream of accusing Bernart de Ventadorn of the indelicacy typical of Guillaume IX. Nonetheless, although this Fra Angelico of medieval lyricism never trespasses the limits of a most delicate reserve, it is evident that the quality of his desire had yet to attain the more non-carnal passion of a Dante. Bernart does not seek to meet his domna in Paradiso; her private chamber is heaven enough for him.