- Terramagnino da Pisa
Terramagnino da Pisa was a
Pisa n author in Italian andOccitan of the second half of the13th century . In Italian he wrotelyric poetry and in Occitan he penned the famous "Doctrina de cort", basically a condensed form of the "Razos de trobar" ofRaimon Vidal . Because his "Doctrina" is composed in verse, and conjecturing from his surviving Italian lyrics, he is sometimes classified as atroubadour , though none of his Occitan lyrics survive.His Occitan name was "Teramayguis" or "Teramaygnis de Piza", as he himself recorded in his "Doctrina", addressed to
Nino Visconti ,Judge of Gallura . This was probably not a first name, as some scholars have thought, but rather an indicator that he came from Pisan territory, which suggests his birthplace was in peninsular Italy (near Pisa), yet his home to be inSardinia , where he undoubtedly composed his main work.This work, however, was badly handled by copyists, with the result that the surviving manuscripts of the "Doctrina" are riddled with errors, unclear, and inaccessible. What can be gleaned, however, suffices to demonstrate that Terramagnino's work lacked originality. His Occitan, too, is not he best and there are
Italianism s. Italian cities (like Pisa,Lucca ,Florence ,Genoa , andPiacenza ) also appear often. Terramagnino also alludes toPaolo Lanfranchi de Pistoja andDante da Majano , proving a connexion with peninsular Occitan poets.Terramagnino may be the same person as the author of an obscure
sonnet , "Poi dal mastro Guitton latte tenete", addressed to a Guidonian of the "Tuscan school ". The Guidonian scholar replied with an even more obscure poem of his own, following Terramagnino's rime, but citing the authority ofSaint Jerome . This has led to some speculation that Terramagnino's Christian name was Girolamo or Gerolamo.ources
*cite book|last=Bertoni|first=Giulio|title=I Trovatori d'Italia: Biografie, testi, tradizioni, note|location=Rome|publisher=Società Multigrafica Editrice Somu|year=1915
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