Marcabru: A Critical Edition

by Marcabrun and Marcabru

One of the earliest troubadours, Marcabru was a remarkable artist and entertainer, and a figure of crucial importance to the development of the European courtly lyric. His blistering attacks on contemporary court society reveal an intellectual insider's view of the clash between clerical morality and the emerging secular ethics of love and courtesy. His fervent, often acerbic engagement with contemporary events also provides a unique southern perspective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859915743
• ISBN13: 9780859915748
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 622 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"