{"product_id":"the-poetry-of-the-medieval-troubadour-william-ix-of-aquitaine-the-songs-that-built-europe-9781666926934","title":"The Poetry of the Medieval Troubadour, William IX","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Poetry of the Medieval Troubadour, William IX of Aquitaine: The Songs that Built Europe offers a new edition, translation, and critical discussion of the songs of the first European troubadour, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. This book argues that William and his poetic works manifest the economic, political, and cultural forces that laid the foundations of modern Europe, including the subjectivities of modern westerners and the concerns and motifs of what later became the national literatures of France, Spain, England, Germany, and Italy. Encouraging personal freedoms, self-definition, and the pursuit of love and happiness, the culture of courtly love that William initiated is distinctly modern but can also be seen to have played a key role in the subjection of medieval Europeans to the then-emergent market economy, imperialist ambitions of the Church, and authority of proto-national kingdoms. As such subjection affected even the highest-ranking aristocrats, such as William, the road of liberation of desire appears to have been a fast lane to serfdom for everyone, perhaps the most pre-modern feature of the modern and postmodern conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Disclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. William IX of Aquitaine, the Premodern and Postmodern Conditions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam IX, First of the Moderns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dialectic of Unreason: Romans, Christians, and Germanic Barbarians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New Subjects of Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraveling to the Past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither Past, Nor Other\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen, Wealth, and Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourtly Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Divinity of Love: Dante as a Troubadour\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaveat Evangelista\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. The Life of William IX of Aquitaine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolingian Period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapetians, Church, and Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAquitaine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam IX of Aquitaine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrusade of 1101–1102\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert d’Arbrissel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnjou and Other Affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-Faced William\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. The Songs of William IX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscripts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript C\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript D\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript E\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript K\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript N\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript R\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript V\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuscript a1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 1: “Companho, farai ieu un vers covinen” (My friends, I will make a proper song)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 1 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 2: “Companho, non puosc mudar qu’ieu non m’esfrei” (My friends, I cannot help but be upset)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 2 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 3: “Companho, tant ai agutz d’avols conres” (My friends, I have suffered so much ill treatment)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 3 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 4: “Farai un vers de dreit nien” (I will make a song exactly about nothing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 4 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 5: “Farai un vers, pos me somelh” (I will make a song, since I am sleepy)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 5 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 6: “Ben vueill que sapchon li pluzor” (I very much want for most people to know)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 6 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 7: “Pos vezem de novel florir” (Since we see the flowers blooming again)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 7 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 8: “Farai chansoneta nueva” (I will make a new little song)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 8 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 9: “Mout iauzens me prenc en amar” (Full of joy, I give myself over to loving)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 9 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 10: “Ab la dolchor del temps novel” (With the sweetness of the new season)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 10 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 11: “Pos de chantar m’es pres talenz” (Since I feel a desire to sing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard Bibliographic Text Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\/Argument\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate of Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForm and Versification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong 11 Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The Economy of Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll in Love: Production and Reproduction, Commerce and Capitalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen as Capital\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourtly Love and the Medieval Economy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is Green and Natural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesiring Freedom, Choosing Subjection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the Lord’s Horses, and All the Lord’s Women and Men Too\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First and One Thousand Other Nights: The Real Rights of the Lord\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing’s Not for Sale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInexhaustible Resources: Drill, Baby, Drill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate Property but Profitable Use: The Strange Communism of Capitalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Leis de Con: Demand and Supply\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern Capitalism in Premodern Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Downsides of Economic Progress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelf-Interest in Disguise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cheater Cheated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. The Red Cat of Desire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Taming of the Lord\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat Disciplines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVarieties of Courtly Cats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat Caveats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow England Got its Royal Arms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Riddles of Self and Others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Riddle at Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgnes and Ermessen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeographical Riddles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMon Esteve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ring of Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sign of the Cross\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Riddle of the Self\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Crossroads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion. The Legacy of William IX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042025472343,"sku":"9781666926934","price":82.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-poetry-of-the-medieval-troubadour-william-ix-of-aquitaine-the-songs-that-built-europe-9781666926934","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}