 Troubadour
The juxtaposition of courtly love during
an age of gloominess.
Troubairitz
Women troubadours
Social life of
troubadours
How troubadours lived and played a part
in their communities
Troubadour and love
He loves you yeah yeah yeah!
Chronology
Digital Bibliography
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During
a period of bleakness and crusades, troubadours emerged in Occitan, a region
that is now known as the south of France. The expansion of their popularity
led to increased esteem toward idealistic romance and the rights of love and
choice. Women, being the inspirational muses, benefited from the popularity
of the troubadours. The flattering portrayal of women in troubadour poetry
transformed the role of the women in the 12th and 13th
centuries. By their own accord, women troubadours, called troubairitz,
achieved popularity by exhibiting the abilities to also be composer-poets.
Jongleurs were employed by troubadours to be assistants and performers.
Jongleurs traveled along side troubadours from court to court for
performances and were often granted promotion to the status of troubadour
based on their capabilities. In the late 13th century, the
Albigensian Crusade forced an end to the troubadours. Although the
troubadour performances diminished with the century, traces of troubadour
influence can still be found in the contemporary music of today.
Natikan Peek
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