Response Questions. Trobairitiz wrote in the 12th and 13th centuries in Occitania
Please answer the following questions
Trobairitz
- In what centuries did the trobairitz write and where?
- Why do you think they wrote? What did they want their readers to feel?
- What was going on the the 12th c. That might have allowed for such poems to emerge?
- What are some examples of where the poems reflect the influence of both religion and secular
individualism?
- In what ways do we see women empowered in these poems?
- What are the predominant emotions represented? Why might this be the case?
Marie de France
- In what centuries did Marie de France write and where?
- With what kinds of issue is MdF most concerned?
- How is she like/unlike Anna K/Comnene?
- Explain the symbol of the nightingale.
- How does MdF’s style differ from that of many other medieval narratives (for instance, in her
account of Tristan and Isolt)? How does this impact the reader?
- What was MdF hoping to achieve in her writing?
Literature
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Trobairitiz
Trobairitiz wrote in the 12th and 13th centuries in Occitania, southern France.
They wrote mainly because the century allowed women to cultivate their skills such as singing, writing joc partis, and playing instruments. As a result, they wanted people to feel the power that women held in France.
As compared with other European societies of the 12th century, the Occitan society had no problem with women empowerment. It embraced women and encouraged them to showcase their skills. Additionally, by the end of the 11th century, many Languedoc nobles had taken a crusade to the Holy Land to follow the Counts of Toulouse, their suzerains. Subsequently, women were left behind to be in charge of estate administration, defending castle, and justice dispensation.
In the Fin ioi me don'alegranssa poem, the composer seeks to bring demonstrate how happiness pure joy is brought by happiness that encourages one to sing in a more cheerful manner. Apparently, love, joy and happiness are drawn from religion and can be practiced under secular individualism as well.
These poems give women a platform to express themselves and...
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