Peire Cardenal

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Peire Cardenal (1180 - 1278) was a Provençal troubadour known for his satirical pieces and for his dislike of the clergy.

Peire Cardenal was born in Puy-en-Velay, apparently of a noble family; he was educated as a canon himself. Around a hundred pieces of his remain, a number rarely matched by other poets of the age.

[edit] References

Lavaud, R., (1957). Poésies complètes du troubadour Peire Cardenal. Tolouse: Bibliothèque méridionale, 2e série, 34.

[edit] See also

• Provençal literature

[edit] External links

• Peire Cardenal: Complete Works, criticism and biography (in French and Provençal)

• Peire Cardenal: Complete searchable works, with a few melodies (in Provençal)