On The Aesthetic Spirit Of The Knights Of Medieval European Literature

Knight culture is an extraordinary flower of profane literature in the Middle Ages. It plays a transitional role in the literature history. It is worthwile researching the aesthetics spirit in the Knight culture. As the warrors of God, Knight expresses a culture spirit that influences directly the social style and evolution of aesthetic ideas in the Middle Ages of Europe. Knight system, as a lofty life style, could be considered as an aesthetic ideal with the appearance of ethics. What we need in the modern society is the aesthetic ideal of the appreciation with morality. It is worthwile for modern people to pursue the Knight, Knight life and ideal. The elegant love of Knight Literature not only forms the main content and basic tone of Knight literature of Middle Ages, but also the aesthetic ideal the European social life has been advocated, which reflects an appreciated idea that is the pursue the spirit harmonized with body(or physique, or appearance or Kong Fu), and love is the medium between them. The Knight life vividly expressed that the aesthetic spirit was transited from the theology to the profane value. The aesthetic spirit of Knight Literature is meaningful in the creation of modern western appreciation.