The Troubadours, Linda M. Paterson

The Troubadours, Linda M. PatersonNew Hardback Composing songs of love and war in medieval Western and Southern Europe, troubadours spanned the social spectrum from kings and nobles to penniless minstrels. This book tells the story of the lives and art of these remarkable poet musicians, famed for their brilliant, innovative use of words and music, and the emotional power of their compositions. The troubadours' songs explored new ideas of love the infamous 'Courtly Love' as well as

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showing that what we keep out of them is just as fascinating as what we put in

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Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle

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