Songs of the Women Troubadours

ISBN-13: 9780815335689 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 284 str.

Matilda T. Bruckner; Laurie Shepard; Sarah White

Opis

This work offers an edition and translation of some 30 poems by the trobairitz, a remarkable group of women poets from the 12th and 13th 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.

Recenzje

"Highly recommended for Old Provencal literature scholars and all those interested in love poetry." -- Library Journal
"Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduate, graduate, and faculty audiences." -- Choice

O autorze

Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner is Professor of French at Boston College. Laurie Shepard is Associate Professor of Italian at Boston College. Sarah White is Emerita Professor of French at Franklin and Marshall College.