Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Courtly love in literature
"It is in the south of France and at a very early period that we must look for the origin of the system of Courtly Love. Gathered about several small courts, there existed, as early as the eleventh century, a brilliant society, in which woman...
"The Canterbury Tales", prologue, opening page, in "The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer," Kelmscott Press, 1896, woodcut illustration by Burne-Jones, border decorations and initials by William Morris.
