The Mays of Ventadorn (National Geographic Directions) - List
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winning poet W.S. Merwin traces the origins of the troubadours
in 12th century Provance as he relates his own experience as a
frequent visitor to southern France in this striking memoir, for
the National Geographic Directories series. W.S.Mervin, one of
the century's great American poets, turns his lyrical eye to the
legacy of the Troubadours of southern France. Merwin expertly
tells the story of these medieval poets, artists whose songs
have survived for centuries and have outlived the culture and
even the language in which they were written. For Merwin, it is
very personal exploration, as h