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Author : Robyn Carr
Publisher : Little Brown
ISBN 13 : 9780316129763
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (297 download)
Download or read book The Troubadour's Romance written by Robyn Carr and published by Little Brown. This book was released on 1985 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by Little, Brown in 1985.
Author : Richard Lee Price
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781523419197
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Troubadours written by Richard Lee Price and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guillaume, an Austin musician, has a problem. He loves whole-heartedly, but he does not know how to "unlove." Haunted by the phantoms of lovers and friends, he is imprisoned by the past. To Guillaume, all love stories are ghost stories in the end. When he learns that his love has been murdered, he journeys to Oaxaca, Mexico, to uncover the circumstances of her death. He meets a Zapotec curandero in the mist-enshrouded Sierra and learns the rhythms of a good life - and a good death.
Author : Andreas (Capellanus.)
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231073059
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (73 download)
Download or read book The Art of Courtly Love written by Andreas (Capellanus.) and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization."
Author : John Frederick Rowbotham
Publisher : London : New York : S. Sonnenschein ; Macmillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Troubadours and Courts of Love written by John Frederick Rowbotham and published by London : New York : S. Sonnenschein ; Macmillan. This book was released on 1895 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Isolde Martyn
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1489220615
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (892 download)
Download or read book Troubadour written by Isolde Martyn and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A maidservant mistaken for a wealthy bride, a sharp-tongued jester and a great lord determined to save his city-state from being destroyed by a papal crusade. In this medieval tale of intrigue and deception set in the time of the troubadours, can love prevail against savagery, and right against treason? Can an unlikely alliance between a maidservant and a powerful lord save a city from destruction? Forced to flee the English court after the lecherous King John attacks her, Adela, the queen's hairbraider, finds employment in the entourage of Lady Alys. Alys is on her way to marry the Lord of Mirascon, a fiefdom in southern France. However, the south is under threat from Pope Innocent III's military crusade against the heretics. After trying in vain to rally his fellow lords against invasion, Richart, Vicomte de Mirascon, makes an alliance with King John. A political marriage to the Lady Alys – the king's discarded mistress – will allow Richart to safeguard his people from a merciless land grab and cruel slaughter. When the bridal party is ambushed, Adela is mistaken for her dead mistress by the people of Mirascon. Adela knows she must tell Richart that she is not his betrothed, but as she is dragged deeper into the deception, she is also powerfully drawn to the beleaguered man trying to protect his people and his culture. Adela is recognised by the dwarf Derwent, Richart's English jester, who seems willing to keep her secret for the time being. Yet as suspicion builds up against her, paying with her life seems inevitable. As the savage army marches south, can Richart and Adela overcome a web of deceit and treachery and evade the bonfires of the crusaders, or will their land of troubadours and tolerance be destroyed forever? Set in the time of the Crusades, Isolde Martyn's newest historical adventure has all the battle, action and romance of the Outlander series, plus the political intrigue and danger of a Philippa Gregory novel.
Author : Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135577803
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Songs of the Women Troubadours written by Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers an edition and translation of some 30 poems by the trobairitz, a remarkable group of women poets from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, who composed in the style and language of the troubadours. Introductory essays and notes by specialists in the field place the poems in literary, linguistic, historical, social and cultural contexts. English versions facing Occitan texts elucidate the original language and themes, while supplying poems that can be enjoyed by contemporary readers . The varied corpus includes love songs (cansos), debate poems (tensos), political satires (sirventes) and other lyrical sub-genres (including dawn-song, lament, ballad, chanson de mal mariee). To represent the range of female voices available in the lyric corpus of the troubadours, the editors have selected songs consistently attributed to historically documented women poets, as well as songs whose authorship is open to question. The latter may be presented by the manuscripts with or without a named woman poet, but all offer female speakers personae characteristic of troubadour poets in general.
Author : Simon Gaunt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521574730
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (747 download)
Download or read book The Troubadours written by Simon Gaunt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : F. R. P. Akehurst
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520913000
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book A Handbook of the Troubadours written by F. R. P. Akehurst and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a reference volume and a digest of more than a century of scholarly work on troubadour poetry. Written by leading scholars, it summarizes the current consensus on the various facets of troubadour studies. Standing at the beginning of the history of modern European verse, the troubadours were the prime poets and composers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries in the South of France. No study of medieval literature is complete without an examination of the courtly love which is celebrated in the elaborately rhymed stanzas of troubadour verse, creations whose words and melodies were imitated by poets and musicians all over medieval Europe. The words of about 2,500 troubadour songs have survived, along with 250 melodies, and all have come under intense scholarly scrutiny. This Handbook brings together the fruits of this scrutiny, giving teachers and students an overview of the fundamental issues in troubadour scholarship. All quotations are given in the original Old Occitan and in English. The editors provide a list of troubadour editions and an index, and each chapter includes a list of additional readings.
Author : L. T. Topsfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521205962
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Troubadours and Love written by L. T. Topsfield and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1975-05-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first known troubadour, Guilhem IX of Aquitaine, VII Count of Poitou, was a versatile man who fought against the Moors in Spain, lost an army on his way to the First Crusade, and for a time, like his great-grandson Richard Cœur de Lion, possessed more land and power in France than the king himself. His poetry reflects the hatred of convention and love of the unexpected that marks his life. In its easy swing between self-mockery and seriousness, idealised love and bawdy laughter, it introduces into troubadour poetry a sense of conflict which, after Guilhem's death in 1127, found a different and wider expression in an opposition between the metaphysical poetry of troubadours who sang with 'dark', 'rich' words and the love songs of poets who composed in a clear, 'easy' style on the single plane of their courtly experience. Dr Topsfield examines the work of a number of the greatest troubadours from the viewpoint of their attitudes to love.
Author : Adam Haviaras
Publisher : Adam Alexander Haviaras
ISBN 13 : 198830914X
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Arthurian Romance and the Knightly Ideal written by Adam Haviaras and published by Adam Alexander Haviaras. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HISTORIA: A Gateway to Ancient and Medieval History and Archaeology! This book explores the history and effects of one of the great literary movements in medieval Europe: Arthurian Romance. This is not just a study of the Arthurian romances and the authors of the genre. It is a study of the true nature of chivalry and courtly love. It is also a look at a revolutionary and inspiring movement and cultural shift among the nobles of medieval Europe, one that altered perceptions of violence and the roles of men and women, influenced social change, and molded the image of the ideal knight. In this book, the reader will learn about the origins and history of Arthurian Romance, the emergence of courtly culture, the greatest authors of Arthurian Romance, and the evolution of tournaments during the Middle Ages. Explore the relationship between violence and the knightly ideal, and discover how medieval Arthurian Romance and its ideals may have played a role in civilizing the warrior classes of Europe and creating a new order of chivalry. If you have an interest in medieval history and literature, Arthurian studies, or if you simply have fond memories of tales of knights and ladies, then you will enjoy this in-depth study of one of the great literary achievements of the Middle Ages.
Author : Andrea Hopkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780788156083
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)
Download or read book The Book of Courtly Love written by Andrea Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 1998-09-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the classic tales of literary lovers such as Tristan & Isolde, the poetry & lyrics of the fabled medieval troubadours, the code of behavior that ruled the courtiers of France, Germany, & England, & the breathtaking art of medieval Europe, this book traces the ideal of romantic love back to its brilliant flowering in the courts of the Middle Ages. At turns ardent, circumscribed, antiquated & eternal, the courtly cult of love mapped the path of passion we continue to walk today -- from the first glimpse of the beloved & the pitfalls & pains of jealousy & unrequited love to the blissful physical & spiritual consummation of true love.
Author : Carol Falvo Heffernan
Publisher : DS Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780859917957
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (179 download)
Download or read book The Orient in Chaucer and Medieval Romance written by Carol Falvo Heffernan and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 2003 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of romance and the Orient in Chaucer and in anonymous popular metrical romances. The idea of the Orient is a major motif in Chaucer and medieval romance, and this new study reveals much about its use and significance, setting the literature in its historical context and thereby offering fresh new readings of anumber of texts. The author begins by looking at Chaucer's and Gower's treatment of the legend of Constance, as told by the Man of Law, demonstrating that Chaucer's addition of a pattern of mercantile details highlights the commercial context of the eastern Mediterranean in which the heroine is placed; she goes on to show how Chaucer's portraits of Cleopatra and Dido from the Legend of Good Women, read against parallel texts, especially in Boccaccio, reveal them to be loci of medieval orientalism. She then examines Chaucer's inventive handling of details taken from Eastern sources and analogues in the Squire's Tale, showing how he shapes them into the western form ofinterlace. The author concludes by looking at two romances, Floris and Blauncheflur and Le Bone Florence of Rome; she argues that elements in Floris of sibling incest are legitimised into a quest for the beloved, and demonstrates that Le Bone Florence be related to analogous oriental tales about heroic women who remain steadfast in virtue against persecution and adversity. Professor CAROL F. HEFFERNAN teaches in the Department ofEnglish, Rutgers University.
Author : Rhiannon Purdie
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1843841622
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Anglicising Romance written by Rhiannon Purdie and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2008 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reappraisal of the tail-rhyme form so strongly associated with medieval English romance, and how it became so appropriated.
Author : Jean Renart
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812292359
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book The Romance of the Rose or Guillaume de Dole written by Jean Renart and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of at least two noteworthy romances of the early thirteenth century, Le Roman de la Rose or Guillaume de Dole and L'Escoufle (The Kite), as well as Le Lai de l'Ombre, Jean Renart is today recognized as the most accomplished practitioner of the "realistic romance" in Old French literature.
Author : Mary-Lou Galician
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135466696
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)
Download or read book Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media written by Mary-Lou Galician and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume offers a critical examination of the portrayals of relationships in the various media and debunks the myths perpetuated there. For courses in media criticism/media literacy, mass communication, & interpersonal communication.
Author : Amanda Smith Barusch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199718269
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (182 download)
Download or read book Love Stories of Later Life written by Amanda Smith Barusch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even with baby boomers retiring and greater media and research attention being lavished on older people, most gerontologists have studiously avoided examining romance among the elderly. Love Stories of Later Life is an appealing and eye-opening remedy to this neglect, as leading gerontologist Amanda Smith Barusch presents original research into what love and romance mean in seniors' lives. The result is a glimpse into a world many people didn't know existed - that of romantic love in later life. Unlike superficial guidebooks that purport to help seniors find a new mate, Love Stories of Later Life integrates theory and the latest research on love and the aging process. Drawing on a wealth of personal narratives collected during a landmark five-year study, the book presents the lived experiences of older adults from all walks of life. It addresses the impact of common age-related changes, both emotional and physical, on romantic relationships, and argues that love continues to sculpt our personalities and our lives, even in life's later decades. Each chapter includes practical tools for the serious student of love, including exercises designed to increase self-awareness and relationship-building as well as annotated lists of suggested reading that are at once comprehensive and accessible. Barusch's fresh perspective, engaging voice, and in-depth qualitative research make Love Stories of Later Life an important contribution to the study of individual lives and the aging process. This book will guide gerontologists, social workers, and counselors as they in turn help their older clients navigate love's challenges. Visit the author's website: Amanda Barusch
Author : Leah Tether
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311043248X
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Arthurian Romance written by Leah Tether and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned and illustrious tales of King Arthur, his knights and the Round Table pervade all European vernaculars, as well as the Latin tradition. Arthurian narrative material, which had originally been transmitted in oral culture, began to be inscribed regularly in the twelfth century, developing from (pseudo-)historical beginnings in the Latin chronicles of "historians" such as Geoffrey of Monmouth into masterful literary works like the romances of Chrétien de Troyes. Evidently a big hit, Arthur found himself being swiftly translated, adapted and integrated into the literary traditions of almost every European vernacular during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. This Handbook seeks to showcase the European character of Arthurian romance both past and present. By working across national philological boundaries, which in the past have tended to segregate the study of Arthurian romance according to language, as well as by exploring primary texts from different vernaculars and the Latin tradition in conjunction with recent theoretical concepts and approaches, this Handbook brings together a pioneering and more complete view of the specifically European context of Arthurian romance, and promotes the more connected study of Arthurian literature across the entirety of its European context.
