Itinerant poet

[1]An itinerant poet or strolling minstrel (also known variously as a gleeman, circler, or cantabank) was a wandering minstrel, bard, or other poet common in medieval Europe but extinct today. They were a lower class than jesters or jongleurs, because they did not have steady work, but roamed about making their living instead.

Gleeman

In Medieval England, a gleeman was a reciter of poetry. Similar to the scop, the gleeman performed this poetry to the accompaniment of the harp or "glee wood."[1] The gleeman occasionally attached himself to a single/particular court, but was most often a wandering entertainer, unlike the more so static scop. A gleeman was also less likely to compose or perform his own poetry, relying on the work of others for his material.[1]

Further Reading

References

[1] Bahn, Eugene, and Margaret L. Bahn. "Medieval Period." A History of Oral Interpretation. Minneapolis: Burgess Pub., 1970. 56-57. Print.

See also


  1. 1 2 3 4 Bahn, Eugene; Bahn, Margaret (1970). A History of Oral Interpretation. Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Co. p. 56.
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