Proensa: An Anthology of Troubadour Poetry (New York Review Books Classics) by George D. Economou, Paul Blackburn

Proensa: An Anthology of Troubadour Poetry (New York Review Books Classics)

George D. Economou, Paul Blackburn

353 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry challenging medium-paced
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It was out of medieval Provence—Proensa—that the ethos of courtly love emerged, and it was in the poetry of the Provençal troubadours that it found its perfect expression. Their poetry was also a central inspiration for Dante and his Italian conte...

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