David J Rothenberg: 1 book
The Flower of Paradise
Marian Devotion and Secular Song in Medieval and Renaissance Music
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011
There is a striking similarity between Marian devotional songs and secular love songs of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Two disparate genres--one sacred, the other secular; one Latin, the other vernacular--both praise an idealized, impossibly virtuous woman. Each does so through highly stylized...
