) ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁word ▁' friend ship ' ▁( am ic it ia ) ▁is ▁derived " ▁Meanwhile , ▁Lu cre ti us , ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Ep ic urus , ▁had ▁both ▁pra ised ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ven us ▁as ▁" the ▁gu iding ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁universe ", ▁and ▁critic ised ▁those ▁who ▁become ▁" lo ve - s ick ... life ' s ▁best ▁years ▁squ ander ed ▁in ▁sl oth ▁and ▁deb auch ery ". ▁ ▁Pet r arch ism ▁Among ▁his ▁love - s ick ▁targets , ▁Cat ull us , ▁along ▁with ▁others ▁like ▁H é lo ï se , ▁would ▁find ▁himself ▁sum mon ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 C ▁to ▁a ▁Love ' s ▁Ass ize . ▁From ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁such ▁figures , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁also ▁under ▁Islam ic ▁influ ences , ▁would ▁emer ge ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁court ly ▁love ; ▁and ▁from ▁that ▁Pet r arch ism ▁would ▁form ▁the ▁r het or ical / ph il osoph ical ▁found ations ▁of ▁rom antic ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁early ▁modern ▁world . ▁ ▁Gall ic ▁s cept ic ism ▁Al ong side ▁the ▁passion ▁for ▁mer ging ▁that ▁marked ▁Rom antic ▁love , ▁a ▁more ▁s cept ical ▁French ▁tradition ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁from ▁St end hal ▁on wards . ▁St end hal ' s ▁theory ▁of ▁cry st all ization ▁imp lied ▁an ▁imag in ative ▁read iness ▁for ▁love , ▁which ▁only ▁needed ▁a ▁single ▁trigger