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Title: THE TROUBADOUR REVIVAL - a study of social change and traditionalism in late medieval SPAIN.
Description: London/Henley/Boston, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978. 1st edition. Cloth with dustjacket, 22,4cmx14,5cm, Good copy. Set in Bembo. Contents: I). The aristocratic theory of society. 1). Theory of the Three Estates. a). Nobility (defensores). b). Clergy (oratores). c). Third estate (laboratores). 2). Traditional forms of patronage. a). Kingship. b). Feudalism. c). Court tuition and service. d). Patronage in knighthood. e). Tutelage of saints. f). Courtly love. 3). The Royal Court. a). The court official. b). Courtiers and poets. c). Literary patronage at court. II). Historical background to the Troubadour revival. III). Documents on the Troubadour revival. IV). Appendices. 1). Number of titles granted to the Spanish tiitular nobility in each decade by name of title, 1350-1540. 3). Prophecies of catastrophe and of the emergence of a new world order. 3). Pedro Manuel Ximénez de Urrea (1486-1530): a late medieval troubadour. With notes, select bibliography and index. 11 plates. XVI + 219 pag.

Keywords: spanje caballeros aristotle carlos viana chivalry enrique castile ferdinand aragon john gower hidalgos isabella castile aragon islam alvaro luna juan moors juan ruiz siete partidas trastamaran dynasty

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