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[[File:BnF ms. 854 fol. 133 - Cercamon (2).jpg|thumb|right|Cercamon in a 13th-century [[chansonnier]].]] |
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'''Cercamon''' ({{IPA-oc| |
'''Cercamon''' ({{IPA-oc|seɾkɔˈmun}}, [[fl.]] {{c.}} 1135-1145) was one of the earliest [[troubadour]]s. His true name and other biographical data are unknown. He was apparently a [[Gascony]]-born jester of sorts who spent most of his career in the courts of [[William X of Aquitaine]] and perhaps of [[Eble III of Ventadorn]]. He was the inventor of the ''[[planh]]'' (the Provençal dirge), of the ''[[tenso]]'' (a sort of rhymed debate in which two poets write one stanza each) and perhaps of the ''[[sirventes]]''. |
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Most of the information about Cercamon's life is nothing but rumour and conjecture; some of his contemporaries credit him as [[Marcabru]]'s mentor, and some [[circumstantial evidence]] points to his dying on crusade as a follower of [[Louis VII of France]]. |
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About seven of his lyrics survive, but not a single melody; the works that most contributed to his fame among his contemporaries, his ''[[Pastorela|pastorelas]]'' or pastourelles, are lost. |
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''Cercamon'' |
''Cercamon'' means "world searcher" in medieval [[Occitan language|Occitan]].{{cn|date=April 2020}} |
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The fossil primate ''[[Cercamonius]]'' was named after him.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Gingerich | first1 = Philip Dean | year = 1975 | pages = 163-170 | title = A new genus of Adapidae (Mammalia, Primates) from the Late Eocene of southern France, and its significance for the origin of higher primates | journal = Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan | volume = 24 | issue = 15}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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*[[Alfred Jeanroy]] (1966). ''Les Poésies de Cercamon''. Paris: Libraire Honoré Champion. |
*[[Alfred Jeanroy]] (1966). ''Les Poésies de Cercamon''. Paris: Libraire Honoré Champion. |
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*Wolf, George and Rosenstein, Roy (1983). ''The Poetry of Cercamon and Jaufre Rudel''. London: Garland Publishing, Inc. |
*Wolf, George and Rosenstein, Roy (1983). ''The Poetry of Cercamon and Jaufre Rudel''. London: Garland Publishing, Inc. |
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*[http://trobar.org/troubadours/cercamon/ Complete works, in Provençal, with English translations] |
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Cercamon (Occitan pronunciation: [seɾkɔˈmun], fl. c. 1135-1145) was one of the earliest troubadours. His true name and other biographical data are unknown. He was apparently a Gascony-born jester of sorts who spent most of his career in the courts of William X of Aquitaine and perhaps of Eble III of Ventadorn. He was the inventor of the planh (the Provençal dirge), of the tenso (a sort of rhymed debate in which two poets write one stanza each) and perhaps of the sirventes.
Most of the information about Cercamon's life is nothing but rumour and conjecture; some of his contemporaries credit him as Marcabru's mentor, and some circumstantial evidence points to his dying on crusade as a follower of Louis VII of France.
About seven of his lyrics survive, but not a single melody; the works that most contributed to his fame among his contemporaries, his pastorelas or pastourelles, are lost.
Cercamon means "world searcher" in medieval Occitan.[citation needed] The fossil primate Cercamonius was named after him.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Gingerich, Philip Dean (1975). "A new genus of Adapidae (Mammalia, Primates) from the Late Eocene of southern France, and its significance for the origin of higher primates". Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan. 24 (15): 163–170.
- Alfred Jeanroy (1966). Les Poésies de Cercamon. Paris: Libraire Honoré Champion.
- Wolf, George and Rosenstein, Roy (1983). The Poetry of Cercamon and Jaufre Rudel. London: Garland Publishing, Inc.
- Biographies des troubadours ed. J. Boutière, A.-H. Schutz (Paris: Nizet, 1964) pp. 9–13.
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