Question

The form of poetry known as courtly love a. was not influenced by noblewomen themselves. b. explored the husband-wife relationship. c. expressed a changing attitude toward women by assigning noble ladies superior qualities of virtue. d. demonstrated the ways in which knights' devotion to women weakened their character and led to ruin.

Answer 1

The form of poetry known as courtly love:

c. expressed a changing attitude toward women by assigning noble ladies superior qualities of virtue.

Step-by-step explanation:

Before courtly love was established as a literary genre, women had a secondary role in literature. It was from courtly love on that women began to be represented as beings possessing superior qualities of virtue. They are now inaccessible, becoming the object of devotion, especially of noble knights. Their position in society is also more elevated in courtly love, which, along with their qualities, express a changing attitude toward women. Some famous authors that helped establish this genre were Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, and Geoffrey Chaucer.