How did courtly literature characterize its heroines ?
Correct answer: C. they were sources of inspiration for heroic action
- A. they were never chaste or pious
- B. they always represented the evil side of love
- C. they were sources of inspiration for heroic action
- D. they were examples of mystical unions
Explanation
In courtly literature, the heroine’s beauty and virtue inspire the hero to undertake brave or noble actions. She is therefore presented as a motivating ideal, not as an evil figure or merely an example of mystical union.
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