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The Troubadours: An Introduction
Simon Gaunt
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Description for The Troubadours: An Introduction
Paperback. A general introduction for students to the world of troubadours: poets, poetry, music and culture. Editor(s): Gaunt, Simon; Kay, Sarah. Num Pages: 348 pages, 2 b/w illus. 1 map 7 music examples. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
The dazzling culture of the troubadours - the virtuosity of their songs, the subtlety of their exploration of love, and the glamorous international careers some troubadours enjoyed - fascinated contemporaries and had a lasting influence on European life and literature. Apart from the refined love songs for which the troubadours are renowned, the tradition includes political and satirical poetry, devotional lyrics and bawdy or zany poems. It is also in the troubadour song-books that the only substantial collection of medieval lyrics by women is preserved. This book offers a general introduction to the troubadours. Its sixteen newly-commissioned essays, written by ... Read more
The dazzling culture of the troubadours - the virtuosity of their songs, the subtlety of their exploration of love, and the glamorous international careers some troubadours enjoyed - fascinated contemporaries and had a lasting influence on European life and literature. Apart from the refined love songs for which the troubadours are renowned, the tradition includes political and satirical poetry, devotional lyrics and bawdy or zany poems. It is also in the troubadour song-books that the only substantial collection of medieval lyrics by women is preserved. This book offers a general introduction to the troubadours. Its sixteen newly-commissioned essays, written by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521574730
SKU
V9780521574730
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Reviews for The Troubadours: An Introduction
"All readers of troubadour poetry can profit from this well-devised, stimulating book." Speculum