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The Troubadour Revival A Study of Social Change and Traditionalism in Late Medieval Spain
By Roger Boase
Copyright 1978
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1978, this book argues that the troubadour revival in late medieval Spain was a conservative reaction to social crisis by those who belonged, or were affiliated, to a powerful, expanding and belligerent aristocracy. The crisis was produced by a discrepancy between social theory and social reality which could never be resolved, because the theory was based on the belief in a... Read more
Preface Abbreviations Introduction Part I: The Aristocratic Theory of Society 1. Theory of the Three Estates 2. Traditional Forms of Patronage 3. The Royal Court Part II: Historical Background to the Troubadour Revival Part III: Documents on the Troubadour Revival Conclusion Part IV: Appendices Notes Select Bibliography Index
Biography
Roger Boase was an honourary Research Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London
