Trobar leu

Trobar leu

The trobar leu, or light style of poetry, was the most popular style used by the troubadours. Its accessibility gave it a wide audience, though modern readers may find its somewhat formulaic nature tiresome after a while.

ee also

*trobar ric
*trobar clus

External links

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  • trobar ric — (trobar car, trobar prim)    The term trobar ric describes a style of TROUBADOUR poetry that made use of elaborate technical contrivances and ornate language, but whose sense was clear to the audience. The phrase combines the Provençal trobar… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • Trobar clus — Trobar clus, or closed form, was the style of poetry used by troubadours for their more discerning audiences, and it was only truly appreciated by an elite few. It was developed extensively by Marcabru, but by 1200 its inaccessibility led to its… …   Wikipedia

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  • Troubadour — A troubadour (IPA: IPA| [tɾuβaˈðuɾ] , originally IPA| [tɾuβaˈðoɾ] ) was a composer and performer of Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100 ndash;1350). The troubadour school or tradition began in the eleventh century in Occitania …   Wikipedia

  • Giraut de Bornelh — (Guiraut de Borneil) (ca. 1138–ca. 1212)    Called by his contemporaries the “master of the TROUBADOURS,” Giraut de Bornelh was an influential Provençal poet whose 77 extant lyrics are the largest number to have survived from any individual… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

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