The Troubadours An Introduction
The Troubadours: An Introduction by Simon Gaunt, published by Cambridge University Press on June 28, 1999, is a comprehensive exploration of the troubadour tradition. This New Edition spans 330 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into the rich culture of the troubadours, highlighting their musical virtuosity and the nuanced themes of love that permeate their work, alongside their political, satirical, and devotional poetry.
Readers will find a collection of sixteen newly-commissioned essays from prominent scholars across various countries, which trace the historical context and evolution of troubadour song. The book engages with significant trends in troubadour criticism and examines the lasting impact of their poetry on European literature. Additionally, it includes appendices that serve as a valuable resource, offering insights into the troubadours, technical vocabulary, research tools, and surviving manuscripts, making it a thorough introduction to this fascinating literary tradition.
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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 leading scholars from Britain, the US, France, Italy and Spain, trace the historical development and setting of troubadour song, engage with the main trends in troubadour criticism, and examine the reception of troubadour poetry. Appendices offer an invaluable guide to the troubadours, to technical vocabulary, to research tools and to surviving manuscripts.
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