What is knight literature?

Knight literature is a kind of secular literature completely different from church literature. It was formed from the 11th century to the 13th century. During this period, the entrepreneurial era of endless fighting is over. Due to the establishment of the chivalry system and the improvement of the social status of the chivalry class, their own spiritual life and moral standards have emerged. They broke through the Christian concept of being born forbidden, demanding worldly pleasures, yearning for worldly love, pursuing chivalry, helping the weak and destroying the strong, and Wen Ya's chivalry. Martial arts literature is the concentrated expression of this spiritual feature. Knight literature is mainly based on folklore and epic, and the basic themes are mostly feudal knight's meritorious service, chivalrous adventure, lady worship and love supremacy. It can be roughly divided into two categories: one is mainly about the love twists and turns of knights and ladies, which are often expressed by lyric poems. The love song of "Tru Baddour" in Provence in the south of France is the most representative knight lyric poem. Among them, "Song of Dawn" describes the most wonderful scene when the dawn is about to break and the knight and his wife are reluctant to part. Song of Dawn is the essence of love songs in Provence. In the middle ages of arranged marriage, the "supreme" knight love was the first personal love in history. The other is mainly about the adventures and achievements of knights, which are often expressed in the form of knight legends. In the Middle Ages, all the major countries in Western Europe had stories about the legend of King Arthur, and other knight legends were based on the story of King Arthur and his 150 knights of the Round Table and the story of the Holy Grail. Therefore, the British system of Arthurian legend is the most influential and representative system in medieval western knight legend literature. The knight legend belonging to this system, the most outstanding in Britain is Sir Gawaine and the knight with a side coat; The most typical legend of French chivalry is Lancelot, and there is the rhyme legend "The Legend of bulut". Germany's Trident and Ithaca later joined the British system. The second system is the French system. The west of France is the center of knight literature, and the troubadour here is called "Te Rouville". The knight legends of this system are mostly based on the battle stories of Charlemagne and his knights, such as Song of Roland. The difference between it and heroic epic lies in that the legend of chivalry is not limited to historical facts, and the "special Ruville" can be purposefully invented to highlight the three major themes of chivalry literature: adventure, love and religion. The third system is the ancient system, taking ancient epics such as ancient Greece, Rome's Trojan War and Alexander's Expedition as themes. The significance of knight literature in the history of literary development lies in the fact that the seeds of modern novels have matured in this kind of works. France is the most prosperous place of chivalry literature. The main genres are lyric poetry and narrative poetry (poetic legend). The center of knight lyrics is Provence in the south of France. The authors are mainly feudal lords and knights, and a few are people from the lower classes. The main achievement of knight literature in northern France is knight narrative poetry. Knight literature also shows a certain anti-feudal spirit. Knight literature is a literature that reflects the life and ideals of the knight class in medieval western Europe. There are two main genres of knight literature: knight lyric poetry and knight legend. The lyrics of "Knight" are centered on Provence in the south of France. The main content is to describe the knight's achievements and adventures, as well as his love and loyalty to your wife. In terms of creative methods, romanticism is the main feature, and it pays attention to the detailed description of portraits, inner activities and life, which has a great influence on the formation and development of romantic poems and novels in Europe in the future.