Poetry in Motion: Languages and Lyrics in the European Middle Ages

by David Murray

The medieval courtly lyric, the site for the first extended literary exercises in Occitan, French, Italian and German, is one of the foundations of how we think about European literature. Since the nineteenth century it has in many accounts underpinned a system of linguistically-informed national traditions. David Murray shows in 'Poetry in Motion' how categorizing poetry under headings like 'French' or 'Italian' poetry can obscure the thinking of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2503582222
• ISBN13: 9782503582221
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 10.0"