History of Provencal Poetry. Tr. With Notes Specimens of Verses in the Original and an Introd. on the Literature of the History of Provencal Poetry

Fauriel Fauriel

ISBN 10: 0461424053 / ISBN 13: 9780461424058

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2021

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• Title: History of Provencal Poetry. Tr. With Notes Specimens of Verses in the Original and an Introd. on the Literature of the History of Provencal Poetry
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461424053
• ISBN 13: 9780461424058
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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History Of Provencal Poetry. Tr. With Notes Specimens Of Verses In The Original And An Introd. On The Literature Of The History Of Provencal Poetry by Claude Charles Fauriel is a scholarly history of the Provencal lyric tradition, focusing on the Troubadours of southern France and their influence across Europe. The work surveys crusade-themed lyrics, exploring two main types of crusade poetry—exhortations and personal meditations on motive, love, knightly honor, and religious zeal—and analyzes how the Crusades, the Iberian campaigns, and the Albigensian conflict shaped poetic rhetoric. It also examines satirical poetry as moral critique, highlighting figures such as Pierre Cardinal and Bertrand de Born, and discusses the social role of poetry, jongleurs, and courtly performance. The narrative situates Provencal poetry within a broader medieval culture of chivalry, manuscript transmission, and cross-cultural exchange with Arab Spain, the north (Trouvères), and other European literatures. While noting the decline of the Provencal tradition, it foreshadows later sections on epic cycles and northern parallels, and underlines poetry as a force in politics, religion, and social norms.