Jiang uses the term for a medieval poetic mode in which one praises an unattainable or unavailable woman from afar rather than possessing her.
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courtly love tradition
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Also, historically, this is the time of the courtly love tradition, courtly love tradition. So you're supposed to like just worship a woman, but..."
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"Also, historically, this is the time of the courtly love tradition, courtly love tradition. So you're supposed to like just worship a woman, but..."
"It's actually the opposite. This is the courtly love tradition, right?"
"But the courtly love tradition is one part of the Middle Ages. It's not all the Middle Ages. The whole idea of a feudal..."
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