IN THE exe: WESTERN Kanmanimammieme 65040) i “i a ae Pre ies ee He | ? | eae : x~ DENIS DE ROUGEMONTPublished by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Copyright 1940, © 1956 by Pantheon Books, Inc. English translation of Preface and Postscript copyright © 1983 by Princeton University Press The Postscript originally appeared in the 1972 Librarie Plon edition of L’Amour et l’'Occident. The translation is published by arrangement with Librarie Plon. All Rights Reserved First Princeton Paperback printing, 1983 LCC 82-48560 ISBN 0-691-06515-2 ISBN 0-691-01393-4 pbk. Reprinted by arrangement with Pantheon Books, Inc., a division of Random House, Inc. Princeton University Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources http:// pup.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 7910 8 6S oI SePrPyAayeenn Se ePyavewnpn Contents * Particulars 1982 page § BOOK I THE TRISTAN MYTH . Behind the Vogue of the Novel 15 The Myth 18 . Topicality of the Myth, or Reasons for its Analysis 23 ‘What the Romance of Tristan Seems to be About 26 Some Riddles 30 Chivalry v. Marriage 32 . The Love of the Romance 35 . The Love of Love 38 The Love of Death 42 . The Love-Potion ‘ 46 . Unhappy Mutual Love 50 . ‘Old Tune So Full of Sadness’ 54 BOOK II THE RELIGIOUS ORIGINS . The Natural and Sacred ‘Obstruction’ 58 . Eros, or Boundless Desire 60 . Agape, or Christian Love 66 . East and West 68 . Reaction to Christianity in European Manners nm Courtly Love: Troubadours and Cathars 74 . Heresy and Poetry 81 |. Objections 9° . Arab Mystical Poetry 101 . A General View of Courtliness 107 9