The Women Troubadours (Art Poetry Ebook).pdf

1976 | Paddington Press | Pdf | Eng | 190 pag | 0846701138 | 26.3 MB

The word "troubadour" makes people think ofa medieval gallant singing love songs to his lady fair. It is a great surprise for most to learn that some troubadours were women; their existence, and the songs they wrote, raise new questions not only about medieval culture but about women in history.
The women troubadours flourished in Provence (Southern France) between about 1150 and 1250 - the great period of troubadour poetry. They were mostly aristocratic women who lived in the same courts as their male counterparts, and they took an active part in court life. Their poems give a different view - the woman's view - into that life.