Guillaume de Machaut

by Elizabeth Eva Leach

Book Overview

At once a royal secretary, a poet, and a composer, Guillaume de Machaut was one of the most protean and creative figures of the late Middle Ages. Rather than focus on a single strand of his remarkable career, Elizabeth Eva Leach gives us a book that encompasses all aspects of his work, illuminating it in a distinctively interdisciplinary light. The author provides a comprehensive picture of Machaut's artistry, reviews the documentary evidence about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801449332
• ISBN13: 9780801449338
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher