Book Description
Cover -- RELIGIOUS ELEMENTS IN THE SECULAR LYRICS OF THE TROUBADOURS -- Title -- Dedication -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL OUTLINE -- CHAPTER II. A SURVEY OF THEORIES CONCERNING ORIGINS -- 1. The Folk-Song Theory -- 2. The Arabic Theory -- 3. The Classical Latin Theory -- 4. The Medieval Latin Theory -- 5. The Liturgical Theory -- CHAPTER III. THE TROUBADOURS' CONCEPTION OF LOVE -- CHAPTER IV. THE VOCABULARY OF "CORTEZIA"--A) -- 1. penedensaria -- 2. pecat -- 3. colpa -- 4. merces -- 5. almorna -- 6. mana -- 7. obediensa -- 8. martir -- B) -- 1. mi dons -- 2. pasio -- 3. joy -- 4. solatz -- 5. deport -- 6. deduch -- C) -- 1. pregar -- 2. adorar -- 3. orar -- 4. batejar -- D) -- 1. falhir -- 2. servir -- 3. guerir -- CHAPTER V. THE THEMES OF "CORTEZIA"--1. Love as a civilizing power -- 2. The theme of mercy -- 3. The theme of joy -- 4. Praise of the lady -- 5. The theme of the Virgin Mary -- 6. The commandments of love -- 7. The beginnings of a true religion of love -- 8. Various themes of religious origin -- 9. The martyrdom of love -- 10. The possibilities of mystical influence -- IN LIEU OF A CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY