The number of surviving medieval secular poems attributed to named female authors is small, some of the best known being those of the trobairitz the female trou

The number of surviving medieval secular poems attributed to named female authors is small, some of the best known being those of the trobairitz the female trou

Publisher description

Ranging from 500 to 1200, this book considers the neglected vernacular music of this period, performed mainly by women.

A considerable collection of German women's poetry in translation, results of ingenious archival research.