That is, the lyric poetry of Provence is named because it is mainly popular in Provence in southern France. It mainly describes the lingering love between the knight and his wife at dawn, eulogizes the knight's love and worship for his wife, and their chivalrous morality of taking risks and making contributions to love. In art, knight lyric poetry pays attention to psychological description and delicate feelings, which has an influence on lyric poetry in the early Renaissance.
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The legend of chivalry is in the form of absurd adventure stories, praising the chivalry of loyalty to the king, weeding out the strong and helping the weak, and dedicating to defending religion, honor or love. According to the source of subject matter, it can be divided into three categories: ancient Greek and Roman system, British system and Byzantine system, among which the legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table is the most typical.
In terms of art, The Legend of the Knight not only has the defects of absurdity, mystery and distortion of reality, but also has the advantages of rich imagination, attractive plot and emphasis on psychological depiction of characters, which has a great influence on later romantic literature. Lancelot, or The Knight in the Prison Car, Tristram and Ithaca are all masterpieces in knight legend.
Urban literature, also known as citizen literature, is a secular literature that reflects citizens' thoughts and feelings with the rise of industrial and commercial center cities after 12 century. It is based on real life and full of optimism. The main content is to expose and attack the cruelty, greed and stupidity of feudal lords and monks, and to praise the courage, wit and intelligence of citizens, which has a distinct anti-feudal and anti-church tendency.
In art, its main technique is satire and lively style; Influenced by church literature, metaphors, meanings and symbols are also used. The main forms are short story, long narrative poem, lyric poem and drama. Among European countries, French cities are the most developed, and their achievements in urban literature are also the highest.