Troubadour Poetry in Occitania: Themes, Manuscripts, and Performance (c. 1100–1300)

1. William IX’s surviving Occitan songs appear

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: William IX, Duke of

   • Britannica
   • Harvard Poetry

2. Courtly love becomes a defining theme

   Jan 1, 1150Labels: Courtly love, Fin amor

   • Britannica
   • Harvard Poetry

3. Bernart de Ventadorn refines lyric and melody

   Jan 1, 1152Labels: Bernart de, canso

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. Troubadour lyric circulates through major courts

   Jan 1, 1152Labels: Patronage, Medieval courts

   • Britannica
   • Harvard Poetry

5. Debate poetry develops as a social art

   Jan 1, 1180Labels: Tens, Debate poetry

   • TrobEu
   • Harvard Poetry

6. Arnaut Daniel popularizes “closed” style and form

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Arnaut Daniel, Sestina

   • Sestina
   • Arnaut Daniel

7. Albigensian Crusade disrupts Occitan noble culture

   Jul 1, 1209Labels: Albigensian Crusade, Catharism

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

8. Troubadour activity begins shifting toward Italy

   Jan 1, 1216Labels: Italian courts, Occitan diaspora

   • Guilhem de la
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9. Treaty of Paris ends crusade, expands royal control

   Apr 12, 1229Labels: Treaty of, Capetian monarchy

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

10. Vidas and razos frame poets as remembered authors

    Jan 1, 1250Labels: Vidas, Razos

    • TrobEu
    • Morgan M 819

11. Chansonnier du Roi preserves large lyric repertory

    Jan 1, 1255Labels: Chansonnier du, Songbook

    • Chansonnier Roi
    • Morgan M 819

12. Late-1200s Italian chansonniers consolidate the tradition

    Jan 1, 1300Labels: Italian chansonniers, MS M

    • Morgan M 819
    • Britannica