Machaut and the Medieval Apprenticeship Tradition: Truth, Fiction and Poetic Craft

by Douglas Kelly

Guillaume de Machaut was celebrated in the later Middle Ages as a supreme poet and composer, and accordingly, his poetry was recommended as a model for aspiring poets. In his Voir Dit, Toute Belle, a young, aspiring poet, convinces the Machaut figure to mentor her. This volume examines Toute Belle as she masters Machaut's dual arts of poetry and love, focusing on her successful apprenticeship in these arts; it also provides a thorough review of Machaut's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843843722
• ISBN13: 9781843843726
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"