ITA200H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Quatrain, Courtly Love, Incipit
29 Sep 2016
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Courtly love was imported from france to provence. In provencal poems, we often find the word portamento which refers to the entire womanly figure. It"s very hard to distinguish oneself with religion during the time period. It"s obvious to see that the man does not want to be separated from his lover. Have to always incorporate religious feelings into the poem, but it"s becoming less important. In 14 lines, there is a new container that will become the most common of all forms: put together in 2 quatrains and 2 tercets, the poem is composed of the following metrical description: Usually a pause by the 8th line a thought has been expressed. We have a reflection/consideration, which makes the poem much more specific. The first part is usually the declaration of a theme. Not usual to see the second part of the poem starting off with but or however .
