The Troubadours: A History of Provencal Life and Literature in the Middle Ages b

Description: The Troubadours by Francis Hueffer Francis Hueffer (1845-89), music critic of The Times and an early advocate and interpreter to the British of Wagner, had an abiding interest in Provencal studies. He intended this work, first published in 1878, to be an approachable, English-language study of the regions medieval literary and musical culture. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Born in Germany, where he studied music and philology, Francis Hueffer (1845-89) moved to London in 1869 to pursue a career as a critic and writer on music. He edited a series of biographies of notable musicians, served as music critic for The Times, contributed articles to Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and was an early advocate and interpreter to the British of Wagner. In 1872 he married Catherine, the younger daughter of the painter Ford Madox Brown. Their son was the writer Ford Maddox Ford. Provencal studies were an abiding interest of Hueffers and he intended this work, first published in 1878, to be an approachable English-language study of medieval Provencal literary and musical culture. It won him membership of the Felibrige, the association of Provencal writers, and he gave lectures on the topic at the Royal Institution in 1880. Table of Contents Preface; Part I. General: 1. The langue dOc; 2. Early popular epics; 3. The artistic epic; 4. Other narrative and didactic poems; 5. Apocrypha; 6. Social position of Provencal poets; 7. The joglar; 8. Traces of popular song - the pastorella; 9. Other popular forms; 10. The balada; 11. Artificial forms of poetry; 12. The tenso; 13. The sirventes; 14. The canzo; Part II. Biographical: 15. Guillem de Cabestanh; 16. Peire Vidal; 17. Bertran de Born; 18. Bertran and Richard count of Poitou; 19. Siege of Autafort - Bertrans death; 20. The monk of Montaudon; 21. The reformation of the thirteenth century; 22. The epic of the crusade; 23. Folquet of Marseilles; 24. Guillem Figueira and Peire Cardinal; 25. Ladies and lady troubadours; 26. Beatrice de Die; 27. The courts of love; Part III. Technical: 28. The origin of rhyme; 29. Rhythm; 30. Rhyme; 31. The stanza; 32. Some interlinear versions. Promotional "Headline" An informative English-language study of the history of medieval Proven Description for Bookstore Francis Hueffer (1845-89), music critic of The Times and an early advocate and interpreter to the British of Wagner, had an abiding interest in Proven Description for Library Francis Hueffer (1845-89), music critic of The Times and an early advocate and interpreter to the British of Wagner, had an abiding interest in Proven Details ISBN1108060048 Author Francis Hueffer Pages 390 Series Cambridge Library Collection - Music ISBN-10 1108060048 ISBN-13 9781108060042 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle A History of Provencal Life and Literature in the Middle Ages Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title TROUBADOURS Language English Media Book DEWEY 849.100 Birth 1843 Death 1889 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-08-22 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Audience Professional and Scholarly AU Release Date 2013-08-22 NZ Release Date 2013-08-22 UK Release Date 2013-08-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91394197;

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