Elvira Lopez, her ‘Peom’ and her ‘Maeta’: on two satirical “Cantigas” by Joao Garcia de Guilhade

Abstract

Portuguese troubadour Joao Garcia de Guilhade attended the court of Afonso X, and was among the troubadours that composed “cantigas” on the “soldadeiras” – women who took part in the troubadour spectacle, and were privileged targets of satirical “cantigas”. This article proposes readings for two cantigas composed by Guilhade: “Elvira Lopez, que mal vos sabedes” (B 1487, V 1099); and “Elvira Lopez, aqui noutro dia” (B 1488, V 1100).

Keywords

• trovadorismo galego-portugues
• soldadeiras
• cantigas de escarnio e maldizer.