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Troubadour Texts and Contexts
Essays in Honor of Wendy Pfeffer
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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.
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.
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Contributor: Courtney Joseph Wells
COURTNEY JOSEPH WELLS is Associate Professor of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
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Contributor: Lisa Shugert Bevevino
LISA SHUGERT BEVEVINO is Associate Professor of French and Latin at the University of Minnesota Morris.
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Contributor: Sarah-Grace Heller
SARAH-GRACE HELLER is Associate Professor and Chair of French and Italian at the Ohio State University.
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Contributor: Linda Paterson
LINDA PATERSON is Professor Emerita at Warwick University.
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Contributor: Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner
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.
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Troubadour Texts and Contexts is a great addition to the already extensive literature on the medieval troubadours.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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List of Illustrations
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Notes on Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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List of Abbreviations and Manuscript Sigla
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Introduction
1 - Part I. Re-examining Troubadour Tropes and Themes
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1. Reflections on Origins: How Troubadour Poetry Began
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2. Quirky Consumables: Guilhem IX’s Metaphors of Joi and Joc
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3. Two Anonymous Troubadour Texts: Quan vei la flor sobre. l sambuc (BEdT 461.205) and Cant me donet l’anel daurat (BEdT 461.203a)
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4. Rereading Peire Vidal’s Baron, de mon dan covit (BEdT 364.7)
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5. Restoring Pistoleta
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6. Vashti and Esther in Occitania: The Value of Place-Based Knowledge and Inclusive Scholarship
116 - Part II. Materiality of/within Occitan Texts
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7. Napoleon’s Troubadours
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8. Knights, Pawns, and Troubadours: Constructing Troubadour Identity through the Arabic Language of Chess
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9. Azure and Tin in the Canso Nuilla res by Giraut de Borneil
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10. Perdigon, Fulk of Marseilles, and the Expanding Economy of the Rhône River Delta
213 - Part III. The Legacy of Old Occitan and Troubadour Texts in Later Cultural Contexts
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11. Old Occitan Songbooks in Cinquecento Florence
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12. Un disio di parlare: A Vertical Reading of Canto 26 in Dante’s Divina Commedia
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13. Jujar, to proensalesco: The Mythification of Occitan in the Theater of Dario Fo
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14. Jaufre Rudel Hits the Beaches of the Twenty-first Century: From Robertsonian to Lacanian?
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List of Wendy Pfeffer’s Publications
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Index
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Tabula Gratulatoria
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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December 3, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9781805434931
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D.S.Brewer
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Keywords for this book
Troubadour Poetry; Guilhem IX Metaphors; Medieval Occitan Literature; Peire Vidal Analysis; Pistoleta Restoration; Occitanian Scholarship; Napoleon's Troubadours; Arabic Influence in Troubadour Identity; Giraut de Borneil; Rhone River Delta Economy; Old Occitan Songbooks; Dante's Divina Commedia; Dario Fo Theater; Jaufre Rudel Analysis; Medieval Chess Language; Occitan Metaphors; Medieval Songbooks; Cinquecento Florence; Troubadour Themes; Occitan Cultural Legacy
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
