Subjectivity in Troubadour Poetry

by Sarah Kay

Book Overview

The medieval troubadours of the South of France profoundly influenced European literature for many centuries. This book is the first full-length study of the first-person subject position adopted by many of them in its relation to language and society. Using modern theoretical approaches, Sarah Kay discusses to what extent this first person is a self or character, and how far it is self-determining. Kay draws on a wide range of troubadour texts, providing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521031745
• ISBN13: 9780521031745
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"