Procédés textuels de qualification de la femme dans les poèmes courtois

Abstract

Starting with the 12th century, the courteous society grants the woman with a new role together with
the changing of gender relations. This is a deeply enrooted in the historical, social and political background
from the „second feudal age and it has an aristocratic and elitist meaning. The woman’s newly acquired statute
is perfectly illustrated by the collective imaginary of the 12th - 14th centuries and it stands for the main theme of
troubadours’ literary creation. A brief presentation of several feminine characters from courteous lyrical texts
points out the main features of the moral and esthetical doctrine set in medieval France as well as the basic
aspects of an authentic and rich art.