Courts of Love, Castles of Hate: Troubadours & Trobairitz in Southern France 1071-1321

by Aubrey Burl

The figure of the Troubadour combines the ideals of knighthood with the inspiration of the poet and musician and created a cultural explosion which influenced the whole course of Western art and civilisation. Burl traces the story from the birth of the first Troubadour in 1071 to the execution of the last Cathar Good Man in 1231 and the close of the distinctive southern French culture that had given rise to it. The tale incorporates the Cusades to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750945362
• ISBN13: 9780750945363
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Sutton
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"