Songs of a Friend(2ndEdition) Love Lyrics of Medieval Portugal by BarbaraHughesFowler Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 1996 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-2271-5, ISBN: 0-8078-2271-X
"Portugal enjoyed one of the richest and most sophisticated cultures of the Middle Ages, in part because of its vibrant secular literature. One popular literary genre of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries was the cantigas de amigo, love songs in which male poets wrote from a female perspective. More than five hundred of these mysterious poems depicting a young girl's love for an absent lover survive today. Until now, however, they have ..."
Songs of a Friend(2ndEdition) Love Lyrics of Medieval Portugal (And Policy) by BarbaraHughesFowler, Cantigas De Amigo Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 1996 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-4574-5, ISBN: 0-8078-4574-4
"Portugal enjoyed one of the richest and most sophisticated cultures of the Middle Ages, in part because of its vibrant secular literature. One popular literary genre of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries was the cantigas de amigo , love songs in which male poets wrote from a female perspective. More than five hundred of these mysterious poems depicting a young girl's love for an absent lover survive today. Until now, however, they hav ..."