ENGLISH

Subjectivity in Troubadour Poetry

By Sarah Kay

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1990
ISBN
0521372380, 9780521372381, 0521031745, 9780521031745, 9780511519550
LCC
PC3308 .K39 1990
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1642083 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in French
Pages
276\273
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 many close readings and translating all medieval quotations into English. Her book will be of interest both to scholars of medieval literature, and to anyone investigating subjectivity in lyric poetry.

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