Giraut de Bornelh
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Giraut de Bornelh, also known as Guiraut de Bornelh and Giraut de Borneil (c.1138 – 1215) was a troubadour, born to a lower class family in the Limousin, probably in Bourney, near Excideuil. Connected with the castle of the Viscount of Limoges, his skill earned him the nickname of 'Master of the Troubadours'.
He is credited with the formalisation, if not the invention, of the "light" style, or trobar leu. About 90 of his poems and four of his melodies survive. One of his best pieces is a planh (lament) on the death of Raimbaut of Orange. In a tenso with king Alfonso II of Aragon Giraut contributes to the poetical debate as to whether a lady is dishonoured by taking a lover who is richer than herself. This debate was begun by Guilhem de Saint-Leidier, taken up by Azalais de Porcairagues and Raimbaut of Orange, and continued in a partimen between Dauphin d'Auvergne and Perdigon.
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[edit] Works
Guiraut de Bornelh, (with trans. James H. Donalson), Songs, vol. 1 and Songs, vol. 2 (external links).
[edit] References
Sharman, Ruth V. (1989). The Cansos and Sirventes of the Troubadour Giraut de Borneil. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-25635-6.
[edit] External Links
Giraud de Borneil - Catholic Encyclopedia article
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