Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Map
- Introduction
- Before the Troubadours (950–1100)
- Spring (1100–1150)
- Summer (1150–1200)
- Fall (1200–1250)
- Winter (1250–1300)
- Aftermath (1300–1350)
- Sources for the Texts and Lives of the Troubadours
- Music
- Works Cited
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Index of First Lines
- Index of Authors
- Index of Terms
Spring (1100–1150)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Map
- Introduction
- Before the Troubadours (950–1100)
- Spring (1100–1150)
- Summer (1150–1200)
- Fall (1200–1250)
- Winter (1250–1300)
- Aftermath (1300–1350)
- Sources for the Texts and Lives of the Troubadours
- Music
- Works Cited
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Index of First Lines
- Index of Authors
- Index of Terms
Summary
The earliest known troubadours include some who were notable figures in their time, either because of their social standing or their poetic genius or both. The first, Guilhem IX, duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitou, was the lord of about one-third of what we call France. His successor, Jaufré Rudel, was called “prince” of Blaye, a town at the mouth of the Garonne river near Bordeaux. In contrast, Jaufré's contemporary Marcabru was of uncertain origin; according to his vida he was a foundling from Gascony, the region lying along the Atlantic coast between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees. Cercamon, Bernart Martí, and Peire d’Alvernhe were all influenced by Marcabru. Cercamon was Marcabru's contemporary and may have been a fellow Gascon; we know little about Bernart Martí; Peire d’Alvernhe was perhaps the son of a burgher. Except for Peire d’Alvernhe, these early troubadours came from the western part of the Occitan region.
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- Troubadour Poems from the South of France , pp. 21 - 58Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2014