Wine, Women And Song: Mediaeval Latin Students' Songs

By John Addington Symonds

Book Overview

""Wine, Women And Song: Mediaeval Latin Students������� Songs"" is a book written by John Addington Symonds that explores the world of Latin student songs from the Middle Ages. The book delves into the lives of students in medieval universities and how they expressed their emotions, desires, and perspectives through their songs. Symonds provides a detailed analysis of the themes, styles, and cultural contexts of these songs, which were often bawdy, humorous, and satirical. He also examines the role of music in medieval education and the impact of these songs on the development of Western music. The book features a comprehensive collection of translated Latin student songs, accompanied by notes and commentary from the author. Overall, ""Wine, Women And Song"" offers a fascinating insight into the cultural and musical history of medieval Europe.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1430490675
• ISBN13: 9781430490678
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"