TY - BOOK AU - Perdigó,Luisa Marina TI - The life, poetry, and music of the Provençal troubadour Perdigon: texts, translations, and interpretations SN - 9780773418110 AV - PQ6613 U1 - 849/.1 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Lewiston PB - The Edwin Mellen Press KW - Perdigon KW - Perdigon. KW - Provençal poetry KW - History and criticism KW - Poésie occitane KW - Histoire et critique KW - POETRY KW - European KW - French KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-519) and index; Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The written poems -- The biographies -- About the troubadours and literature of the period -- Perdigon's poetic style -- Perdigon's musical compositions and the miniatures -- Additional works attributed to Perdigon -- Perdigon's influence -- Conclusion -- End Notes -- Appendices. Appendix I: The melodies ; Appendix II: The miniatures ; Appendix III: Technical vocabulary ; Appendix IV: Historical background ; Appendix V: Names mentioned in the vidas and poems of Perdigon ; Appendix VI: Photos of Lespéron, Abbey of Silvacane, and Abbey of Aiguebelle -- Bibliography -- Index N2 - There are only a select few poems by Perdigon that survive to this day. This is an amazing tour de force, in that these translations render him accessible to audiences in English and Spanish. He ranks among the finest poets in any vernacular language. This research presented in notes and descriptive analysis demonstrates the impressive range of influence he once had. This volume demonstrates through text, translation, and analyses, the poet Perdigon is an ingenious master craftsman in his own right who can afilatz, or hone, an image or a metrical device to perfection. This book reclaims Perdig UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=562523 ER -