Clara d'Anduza

Clara d'Anduza was a trobairitz from the first third of the 13th century. She was probably born to the ruling family of Anduze, or else married into it: Bernard d'Anduze is sometimes theorized to have been her father, or perhaps her husband.[1] She wrote her works in the Provençal dialect of Occitan and is believed to have possibly been from Languedoc.[1]

Her only surviving work is a canso beginning En greu esmay et en greu pessamen ("In grave distress and great trouble").[2] This poem describes her suffering and attributes her separation from her amic to the harm done by slanderers (lauzingier).[3] The poem connects to other common motifs in other works by women troubadour: unfailing infidelity, self-reflexivity, and metaphors representing love, pain, and desire.[2]

She was mentioned in a long razo to a canso of Uc de Saint Circ and was probably the addressee of a salut of Azalais d'Altier. A narrative commentary on Uc de Saint Circ's "Anc mais non vi temps ni sanzo" identifies Uc as Clara's secretary and would-be lover.[2] She was probably acquainted with Pons de Capduelh.

References

  1. 1 2 Wilson, Katharina M. (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Taylor & Francis. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-8240-8547-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Wilson, Katharina M.; Margolis, Nadia (2004). Women in the Middle Ages: an encyclopedia. Westport (Conn.): Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33016-2.
  3. ↑ Bruckner, Matilda Tomaryn; Shepard, Laurie; White, Sarah Melhado (1995). Songs of the Women Troubadours. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-8153-0817-1.

Sources

  • Bruckner, Matilda Tomaryn; Shepard, Laurie; and White, Sarah. Songs of the Women Troubadours. New York: Garland Publishing, 1995. ISBN 0-8153-0817-5.
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