Arabic Influence in Troubadour Identity
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Napoleon's Troubadours
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Occitan Metaphors
Occitanian Scholarship
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Pistoleta Restoration
Rhone River Delta Economy
Troubadour Poetry
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- ISBN 9781843847335
- Weight: 658g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 03 Dec 2024
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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New interpretations of different aspects of troubadour texts and lyrics, from their main themes and motifs to their reception and influence.
Nearly a millennium after their songs of love, politics, war, satire, and redemption began to fill the courts of Europe, the troubadours continue to fascinate modern audiences. However, many aspects of their work, such as the supposedly adulterous nature of fin'amor, the "Frenchness" of the troubadours, the biographical veracity of the vidas, and the inherent misogyny of the troubadour lyric, have long been taken for granted. This volume takes a fresh look at these ideas, questioning many of the formative assumptions of troubadour scholarship, and proposing alternative readings of many canonical texts.
Essays offer a reconsideration of the reception of works by such important figures as Guilhem IX, Jaufre Rudel, Peire Vidal, Pistoleta, Guilhem Adhemar, Giraut de Borneil, Perdigon, Fulk of Marseilles, and Arnaut Daniel. There are also examinations of the lexicon and cultural uses of chess, azure and tin, and the changing landscape of the Rhone delta, providing a deeper understanding of the imagery they furnished. Other essays consider the later life of the manuscripts, including the surprising story of how Napoleon demanded certain Occitan manuscripts after his conquest of Italy. The collection as a whole is thus a fitting tribute to the pioneering work of Wendy Pfeffer, who has made such a contribution to the field of troubadour studies.
COURTNEY JOSEPH WELLS is Associate Professor of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. LISA SHUGERT BEVEVINO is Associate Professor of French and Latin at the University of Minnesota Morris. SARAH-GRACE HELLER is Associate Professor and Chair of French and Italian at the Ohio State University. LINDA PATERSON is Professor Emerita at Warwick University. MATILDA TOMARYN BRUCKNER, Professor Emerita of French (Boston College), has published numerous books and articles on 12th and 13th century romance and lyric in Old French and Occitan. Her research and publications also include animal studies, narrative in verse and prose and, most recently, a turn to Jewish-Christian relations and the Bible.
