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Book The Troubadour s Quest

Download or read book The Troubadour s Quest written by Angela Elwell Hunt and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 1994-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A musician and his young companion share their music and their faith as they travel through the countryside.

Book Troubadour s Quest

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  • Author : Angela Elwell Hunt
  • Publisher : Turtleback
  • Release : 1993-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780613235334
  • Pages : 383 pages

Download or read book Troubadour s Quest written by Angela Elwell Hunt and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval saga about a traveling musician committed to God's calling. Theyn Chronicles.

Book The Troubadour s Quest

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  • Author : Angela E. Hunt
  • Publisher : Hunthaven Press
  • Release : 2022-07-30
  • ISBN : 9781737867098
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Troubadour s Quest written by Angela E. Hunt and published by Hunthaven Press. This book was released on 2022-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danger brought them together . . . Gislebert, a gentle troubadour seeking the woman who captured his heart; Jonas, a feisty street urchin surviving by his wits and his beautiful drawings. These two uneasy companions agree to join in the search for adventure. But Jonas has a secret-one that will change the troubadour's life. As the two face hardship, imprisonment, and threats to their lives, Gislebert must face the demands of two kinds of love: faithful friendship and devotion to God. A hauntingly beautiful tale, The Troubadour's Quest weaves a tapestry that defines the true nature of love: spiritual, self-giving devotion that springs from a heart committed to God's purposes.

Book A Handbook of the Troubadours

Download or read book A Handbook of the Troubadours written by F. R. P. Akehurst and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a reference volume and a digest of more than a century of scholarly work on troubadour poetry. Written by leading scholars, it summarizes the current consensus on the various facets of troubadour studies. Standing at the beginning of the history of modern European verse, the troubadours were the prime poets and composers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries in the South of France. No study of medieval literature is complete without an examination of the courtly love which is celebrated in the elaborately rhymed stanzas of troubadour verse, creations whose words and melodies were imitated by poets and musicians all over medieval Europe. The words of about 2,500 troubadour songs have survived, along with 250 melodies, and all have come under intense scholarly scrutiny. This Handbook brings together the fruits of this scrutiny, giving teachers and students an overview of the fundamental issues in troubadour scholarship. All quotations are given in the original Old Occitan and in English. The editors provide a list of troubadour editions and an index, and each chapter includes a list of additional readings. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996. This book is a reference volume and a digest of more than a century of scholarly work on troubadour poetry. Written by leading scholars, it summarizes the current consensus on the various facets of troubadour studies. Standing at the beginning

Book The Troubadours

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  • Author : Simon Gaunt
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 1999-06-28
  • ISBN : 9780521574730
  • Pages : 350 pages

Download or read book The Troubadours written by Simon Gaunt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dazzling culture of the troubadours - the virtuosity of their songs, the subtlety of their exploration of love, and the glamorous international careers some troubadours enjoyed - fascinated contemporaries and had a lasting influence on European life and literature. Apart from the refined love songs for which the troubadours are renowned, the tradition includes political and satirical poetry, devotional lyrics and bawdy or zany poems. It is also in the troubadour song-books that the only substantial collection of medieval lyrics by women is preserved. This book offers a general introduction to the troubadours. Its sixteen newly-commissioned essays, written by leading scholars from Britain, the US, France, Italy and Spain, trace the historical development and setting of troubadour song, engage with the main trends in troubadour criticism, and examine the reception of troubadour poetry. Appendices offer an invaluable guide to the troubadours, to technical vocabulary, to research tools and to surviving manuscripts.

Book Troubadours and Love

Download or read book Troubadours and Love written by L. T. Topsfield and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1975-05-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first known troubadour, Guilhem IX of Aquitaine, VII Count of Poitou, was a versatile man who fought against the Moors in Spain, lost an army on his way to the First Crusade, and for a time, like his great-grandson Richard Cœur de Lion, possessed more land and power in France than the king himself. His poetry reflects the hatred of convention and love of the unexpected that marks his life. In its easy swing between self-mockery and seriousness, idealised love and bawdy laughter, it introduces into troubadour poetry a sense of conflict which, after Guilhem's death in 1127, found a different and wider expression in an opposition between the metaphysical poetry of troubadours who sang with 'dark', 'rich' words and the love songs of poets who composed in a clear, 'easy' style on the single plane of their courtly experience. Dr Topsfield examines the work of a number of the greatest troubadours from the viewpoint of their attitudes to love.

Book Songs of the Women Troubadours

Download or read book Songs of the Women Troubadours written by Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers an edition and translation of some 30 poems by the trobairitz, a remarkable group of women poets from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, who composed in the style and language of the troubadours. Introductory essays and notes by specialists in the field place the poems in literary, linguistic, historical, social and cultural contexts. English versions facing Occitan texts elucidate the original language and themes, while supplying poems that can be enjoyed by contemporary readers . The varied corpus includes love songs (cansos), debate poems (tensos), political satires (sirventes) and other lyrical sub-genres (including dawn-song, lament, ballad, chanson de mal mariee). To represent the range of female voices available in the lyric corpus of the troubadours, the editors have selected songs consistently attributed to historically documented women poets, as well as songs whose authorship is open to question. The latter may be presented by the manuscripts with or without a named woman poet, but all offer female speakers personae characteristic of troubadour poets in general.

Book Troubadour Tales

Download or read book Troubadour Tales written by Evaleen Stein and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Troubadour Tales" by Evaleen Stein is a captivating collection of stories inspired by the troubadours of medieval France. Stein's storytelling transports readers to a world of chivalry, romance, and adventure, where knights and minstrels embark on quests and share tales of love and honor. Through beautifully woven narratives, readers are introduced to characters who embody the ideals of chivalry and courtly love. Stein's evocative prose and rich descriptions bring the enchanting world of troubadours to life, making this collection a delightful read for lovers of historical fiction and medieval tales.

Book The Troubadours   Their World of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Download or read book The Troubadours Their World of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries written by Jack Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Patchwork Princess

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  • Author : Connie S. Arnold
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • Release : 2018-10-12
  • ISBN : 1532056168
  • Pages : 29 pages

Download or read book The Patchwork Princess written by Connie S. Arnold and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The king sends out an invitation for the brave knights in his kingdom to attempt the rescue of his beautiful daughter from Terrance the Terrible’s ten-story tower. The black knight must be defeated, and the dragon must be slain. Who will be brave enough? A troubadour is a singer of songs, but he sets out to be the hero. The winner is promised one-third of the kingdom, three bags of gold, three new suits of armor, three white steeds, a sword with a ruby-studded hilt, and the princess’s hand in marriage. The troubadour does not want to marry the princess, but he would like all the other stuff. He writes new songs, polishes his musical instruments, and presents himself to the king for permission to go on the quest.

Book The Last Quest

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  • Author : Derek Armstrong
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2008-10
  • ISBN : 9781601640116
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Last Quest written by Derek Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blending the history of the Albigensians-Cathars and the traditions of the tarot, this second volume in the trilogy continues the wry and engaging epic begun inThe Last Troubadour. Ramon, the last troubadour, Dame Esclarmonde de Foix, and their companions have escaped Carcassonne and must fight their way through the Phantom Wood to seek sanctuary at Chateau Montségur. They are pursued by Death and his scythe and the soldiers of Pope Innocent. With unexpected humor and rich historical lore, this entertaining saga brings the 13th century and the archetypes of the tarot to life.

Book A Handbook of the Troubadours

Download or read book A Handbook of the Troubadours written by F. R. P. Akehurst and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a reference volume and a digest of more than a century of scholarly work on troubadour poetry. Written by leading scholars, it summarizes the current consensus on the various facets of troubadour studies. Standing at the beginning of the history of modern European verse, the troubadours were the prime poets and composers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries in the South of France. No study of medieval literature is complete without an examination of the courtly love which is celebrated in the elaborately rhymed stanzas of troubadour verse, creations whose words and melodies were imitated by poets and musicians all over medieval Europe. The words of about 2,500 troubadour songs have survived, along with 250 melodies, and all have come under intense scholarly scrutiny. This Handbook brings together the fruits of this scrutiny, giving teachers and students an overview of the fundamental issues in troubadour scholarship. All quotations are given in the original Old Occitan and in English. The editors provide a list of troubadour editions and an index, and each chapter includes a list of additional readings. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996. This book is a reference volume and a digest of more than a century of scholarly work on troubadour poetry. Written by leading scholars, it summarizes the current consensus on the various facets of troubadour studies. Standing at the beginning

Book A Troubadours Thread

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sanya Osha
  • Publisher : African Books Collective
  • Release : 2013-07-26
  • ISBN : 9956791962
  • Pages : 30 pages

Download or read book A Troubadours Thread written by Sanya Osha and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2013-07-26 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume powerfully conveys the pilgrimage of a singular spirit through adversity, equanimity, immanence and eventually, transcendence. It grapples with a range of emotions, topics and sensations. Christopher Okigbo achieved similar results but in an entirely different manner. Okigbos vision is epical in its dimensions while Oshas work is infused with a sustained lyricism, mutedness or even more appropriately, quietude. Oshas poetry unveils a multi-layered journey from artistic infancy to complete aesthetic maturity. Most of this journey dwells upon the poets inner states in which vast geographical vistas are revealed.

Book The Troubadours Quartet Boxset

Download or read book The Troubadours Quartet Boxset written by Jean Gill and published by The 13th Sign. This book was released on 2018-07-13 with total page 971 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like 'Game of Thrones' with real history. The complete set of four award-winning books: Historical Fiction series The Troubadours Quartet Set in the period following the Second Crusade, Jean Gill's spellbinding romantic thrillers evoke medieval France with breathtaking accuracy. She captures the soul of the age and the characters who lived in it. The characters leap off the page and include amazing women like Eleanor of Aquitaine and Ermengarda of Narbonne, who shaped history in battles and in bedchambers. Four Discovered Diamonds Awards; Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice Three out of three: Readers Favourite 5* Awards; Winner of the Global Ebooks Award for Best Historical Fiction Book 1 Song at Dawn: 1150 in Provence On the run from abuse, Estela wakes in a ditch with only her lute, her amazing voice, and a dagger hidden in her underskirt. Her talent finds a patron in Eleanor of Aquitaine and more than a music tutor in the Queen's finest troubadour and Commander of the Guard, Dragonetz los Pros. Meanwhile, their enemies gather, ready to light the political and religious powder-keg of medieval Narbonne. Book 2 Bladesong: 1151 in The Holy Land Estela, the troubadour, is following the destiny of her beautiful voice. Dragonetz, her passionate knight, has a dangerous mission to fulfil. Divided by the times they love in, they fight to be together. Imprisoned in Damascus, Dragonetz suffers the mind games inflicted by his anonymous enemies, as he is forced to remember the traumatic events of the crusade, two years earlier. Instead of remaining safely at home, Estela is desperate to rescue Dragonetz at all costs. She sets out for the Holy Land, never realising that the person she thinks will be her knight's saviour might actually be his doom. Can Estela get him out alive, despite Nur-ad-Din, the Muslim Atabeg; Mélisende, the Queen of Jerusalem; and an avenger from the past? Will she still want to, when she knows what they've done to him? Book 3 Plaint for Provence: 1152 in Les-Baux-de-Provence The Troubadours, Estela and her lover, Dragonetz, are embroiled in two rival claims for power as their feuding liege lords gather in Provence. If the peace fails, Dragonetz' sword will decide the winner and friends will die. Dragonetz weaves a precarious path through the rival factions at court where an uneasy truce prevails behind the chivalry of hunt and tournament. Meanwhile, Estela faces her own demons. Confronted with her childhood abusers, threatened and attacked, she confides in her friends. Tragically, one of those friends is Dragonetz' worst enemy and Estela has no idea of what he is capable. In this third volume of the Troubadours Quartet, Jean Gill, the 'master of historical intrigue', continues to weave the gripping adventures of Dragonetz and Estela seamlessly into real historical events. Medieval France comes alive in all its facets, from healing with leeches to training a goshawk. Book 4 Song Hereafter: 1153 in Hispania and the Isles of Albion Dragonetz has failed Eleanor of Aquitaine once. Now that she plans to be Queen of England he could make amends. Although prepared to risk his own life on an impossible quest, a knight should protect his lady, or so say the troubadour songs. His lady, however, plays to a different tune and she wants partnership, not protection. Estela and Dragonetz fight their enemies, both on the battlefield and in the courts of Christendom, from the sophistication of Zaragossa to the wilds of Wales. Can they win through to song hereafter, together? Or have they broken one rule too many?

Book The Troubadours at Home

Download or read book The Troubadours at Home written by Justin Harvey Smith and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Memory and Re Creation in Troubadour Lyric

Download or read book Memory and Re Creation in Troubadour Lyric written by Amelia E. Van Vleck and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991.

Book The Poetry of the Medieval Troubadour  William IX of Aquitaine

Download or read book The Poetry of the Medieval Troubadour William IX of Aquitaine written by Fidel Fajardo-Acosta and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An edition and study of the poetry of the first of the medieval European troubadours, this book claims William’s songs are cornerstones of the modern western mind and culture, but also reveal the deep-seated problems and instability of structures built on a foundation of love and freedom of desires.