The Troubadours - Their Loves and Their Lyrics; With Remarks on Their Influence, Social and Literary


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In writing the following pages it has been my purpose to give a picture of the Troubadours during the twelfth century, the period in which we find them in their prime. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.







The Reliquary


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Hispano-Arabic Literature and the Early Provencal Lyrics


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As the distinctive contribution of Islamic Spain to Arabic literature, the strophic muwashshahand zajal are still viewed by some as a development from putative Romance prototypes. No less than seven theories of origin of the Provençal lyrics have been proffered, foremost among them being the Arabic origins theory. This book lets the strophic muwashshah tell its own tale of a natural development in the context of classical Arabic literature.




The Arrow of Love


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In particular, optical imagery and paradigms afforded poets a new approach to the roles of the languishing male and his powerful beloved."--Jacket.