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| | Andreas Capellanus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Andreas Capellanus (Capellanus meaning "chaplain") was the 12th century author of a treatise commonly entitled De amore ("On Love"), and often known in English as The Art of Courtly Love. |
 | | Nothing is known of Andreas Capellanus's life, but he is presumed to have been a courtier of Marie of Troyes, and probably of French origin; he sometimes known by a French translation of his name, André le Chapelain. |
 | | We do not say these things, however, because we want to persuade you to love such women, but only so that, if through lack of caution you should be driven to love them, you may know, in brief compass, what to do (Parry, p. |
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