Poésies du troubadour Peire Raimon de Toulouse: Texte et traduction

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peire Raimon, of Toulouse

Contributor:

Anglade, Joseph, 1868-1930

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

Poesies du troubadour Peire Raimon de Toulouse

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Poésies du troubadour Peire Raimon de Toulouse: Texte et traduction" by Peire Raimon is a scholarly collection of poems from a 12th-century troubadour. This work encapsulates the lyrical artistry of Peire Raimon, a figure celebrated in the realm of Occitan literature, as he navigates themes of love, courtly behavior, and personal reflections in verse. The opening of the collection introduces the foundational thoughts of the editor, Joseph Anglade, who expresses the need for accessible editions of troubadour poetry, particularly for those unacquainted with its complex philology. He discusses difficulties in gathering Peire Raimon's works and the importance of making these pieces readily available for study. Overall, the beginning establishes a context, laying the groundwork for understanding the artistic and historical significance of Peire Raimon, whom Anglade details as a skilled poet active in Aragon and Toulouse, while also providing insights into his life and influences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by David Starner, Anne Dreze, Marc D'Hooghe and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders. Html-version, thanks to David Widger.

Notes:

Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2005-10-01