Raimbaut d'Aurenga

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Raimbaut depicted in a 13th-century chansonnier

Raimbaut of Orange (

Tibors
.

Raimbaut contributed to the creation of trobar ric, or articulate style, in troubadour poetry. About forty of his works survive, displaying a gusto for rare rhymes and intricate poetic form.

His death in 1173 is mourned in a planh (lament) by

jongleur
) addressed in several poems by Raimbaut.

Bibliography

  • Pattison, Walter T. The Life and Works of the Troubadour Raimbaut d'Orange. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1952. LCCN 52-5321.
  • Sakari, A. "Azalais de Porcairagues, le 'Joglar' de Raimbaut d'Orange" in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen, vol. 50 (1949) pp. 23–43, 56-87, 174-198.

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