Aimeric de Peguillan, "En aquelh temps que·l reys mori N’Anfos" (BdT 10.26)

Abstract

This article proposes a new reading of En aquel temps que·l reis mori n’Anfos and focuses on the author’s point of view, describing the possible circumstances in which the song was composed. At that time, troubadours in Italy experienced a ‘courtesy crisis’ due to the unexpected death of the most important patrons of the Northern Courts. The new Emperor Frederick II, to whom the Meggia is dedicated, brought new hopes both to feudal lords and to poets. Aimeric de Peguillan expressed these expectations composing a song that is unique of its kind.

Keywords

• old occitan
• troubadour lyric