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""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The World of Peire Vidal""; ""Toulouse in the Twelfth Century""; ""The Court of Count Raymond V of Toulouse""; ""Spain""; ""Provence""; ""The Carcasses and the Lauragais""; ""Catharism""; ""Cathar Strongholds in the Lauragais""; ""The Albigensian Crusade 1209�1258 Background to the Crusade""; ""The Crusade""; ""The Third Crusade""; ""The Fourth Crusade""; ""Boniface I Marquess of Monferrat""; ""The Concept of fin�amor""; ""The Origins of fin�amor""; ""Poetic Style""; ""Versification""
""Trobar clus and Trobar leu""""Music""; ""Performance""; ""Manuscripts""; ""VIDA (BIOGRAPHY)""; ""CANSOS (LOVE SONGS)""; ""Vierna or Perfect Joy""; ""L oba or the Folly of Love""; ""Natura or the Healing Power of Love""; ""Patrons of the Servant of Love""; ""SIRVENTES (SATIRICAL SONGS)""; ""Political Themes""; ""The Gab or the Boasting Song""; ""Crusading Songs""; ""The Moral Message""; ""DIALOGUE POEMS""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""