The Art of Courtly Love
Who is Walter from The Art of Courtly Love and what is their importance?
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If historians knew little about Andreas Capellanus, they know even less about Walter. Walter is the man to whom The Art of Courtly Love was written. Andreas explains that Walter is a youth who is a member of the highest nobility, but it is not clear whether he was real or merely a general figure meant to give character to the book.