What was “courtly love”?

2136English LiteratureMedium

Aa method of oral transmission

Ba type of early literature produced solely by medieval women writers

Ca literary convention based on the code of behavior associated with chivalrous romance

Da type of literature concerned with the behavior of anchorites

Correct answer

C. a literary convention based on the code of behavior associated with chivalrous romance

Explanation

The correct answer is a literary convention based on the code of behavior associated with chivalrous romance.

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