Courtly Love vs. Courtney Love

Back when I spent more time thinking about medieval literature– and when Courtney Love was more of a going concern–I created this list that was popular with a few of the hipper medievalists.

Think of it as a medievalist’s meme, mid 1990s. This means it was actually printed out on paper, then passed around.

 Courtney Love
Active in the second half of the 20th century

1. Writes for a distinctly un-aristocratic audience.
2. It was perhaps due to her marriage that she found any audience at all.
3. Husband definitely out of the picture
4. Imitated/ Imitation?
5. Likely to spend more time in court.