Guillaume de Machaut: Secretary, Poet, Musician

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801479533
• ISBN13: 9780801479533
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher