8. French Troubadours and the Courtly Love

Intro

Texts:

Selection of Troubadour Poems from South of France, trans. by William D. Paden & Frances Freeman Paden. D.S. Brewer: Cambridge, 2007:
- Spring (1150-1200) pp. 21-58
  - Guilhem IX pp. 21-46 (pdf: 36-46)
  - Jaufré Rudel pp.32- (pdf: 47-52)
  - Marcabru, pp. 38-47 (pdf: 53-62)
  - Cercamon, pp. 48-51 (pdf: 63-66)
- Summer (1150-1200) pp. 59-146
  - Raimbaut d’Orange, pp. 64-71 (pdf: 79-86)
  - Azalais de Porcairagues, p. 72-73 (pdf. 87-88)
  - Bernart de Ventadorn, pp. 74-83 (pdf: 89-98)
  - Alfonso II of Aragon, pp. 84-85 (pdf: 99-100)
  - Guilhem de Berguedà, pp. 86-91 (pdf: 101-106)
  - Giraut de Bornelh, pp. 92-97 (pdf: 107-112)
  - Bertran de Born, pp. 98-106 (pdf: 113-121)
  - La Comtessa de Dia, pp. 107-111 (pdf: 122-126)
  - Arnaut Daniel, pp. 114-122 (pdf: 129-137)
  - Gaucelm Faidit, pp. 123-128 (pdf: 138-143)
  - Maria de Ventadorn and Gui d’Ussel, pp. 129-130 (pdf: 144-145)
  - The Monk of Montaudon, pp. 145-146 (pdf: 160-161)
- Fall (1200-1250) pp. 147-194
  - Raimon de Miraval, pp. 152 (pdf: 167)
  - Isabella and Elias Cairel, p. 153-154 (pdf: 168-169)
  - Castelloza, p. 155-162 (pdf: 170-177)
  - Falquet de Romans, pp. 165-166 (pdf: 180-181)
  - Peire Cardenal, pp. 170-179 (pdf: 185-194)
  - Donna H. and Rofin, pp. 180-182 (pdf: 195-197)
- Vidas of Jaufré Rudel; Vida of Berart de Vntadorn; Vida de Guilhem de Cabestanh, pp. 183-186 (pdf: 198-201)
- Winter (1250-1300) pp. 195-241
  - Cerverí de Girona, pp. 223-224 (pdf: 238-239)
  - Guido Cavalcanti, pp. 228-230 (pdf: 243-245)
- Aftermath (1300-1350) pp. 241-260
  - Dante, pp. 245-246 (pdf: 260-261)
  - Petrarch, pp. 257-259 (pdf: 272-274)
Ausiàs March, Selection of poems
Topic of the “Cœur mangé”:
- Le lai d’Ignauré
- Boccaccio, Decameron, Day 4, novella 9

Studies:

Michel Zink, “Chapter 4. Troubadours and Trouvères”. In: Medieval French Literature: An Introduction. Trans. Jeff Rider. Binghamton, NY: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1995, pp. 34-49.
Menocal, Maria Rosa. “Chapter 3. The Oldest Issue: Courtly Love”. In: The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History: A Forgotten History. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990, pp. 71-90.
Cabré, Miriam. “Italian and Catalan Troubadours.” In: The Troubadours: An Introduction. Ed. by Simon Gaunt & Sarah Kay. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999

Material culture to explore:

Digital resources to explore:

Marie de France, French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France, Gutenberg Project, March 3, 2004.