The Life and Times of Bernart de Ventadorn

Haley Tollison

Bernart de Ventadorn
Bernard de Ventadorn
Bernat dei Ventadorn
The Master Singer
Born-1152 Limousin Province, Aquitaine
Died- 1195 Dalon, Aquitaine
He was a Provenal Troubadour whose poetry was considered the finest in
southern France
Provenal-minority dialect of southern France
Troubadour- a composer/performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry
during the time period 11001350
Growing Up
Born into a servant family
Fell in love with a lady in the castle
Wrote love poems and songs to her
Was inspired to write poetry by love
and beauty
Was very emotionally involved,
making his poetry authentic and admired by many
When the ladys husband found out, Ventadorn was
driven from the castle
He went to Provence to write more poetry
Lived in the Court of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Fell in love with her
Received no schooling for poetry or writing
Fame and Recognition
Troubadour
Wrote lyric poetry in Old Occitan, a Provencal language that has
been compared to modern Esperanto
Discussed popular themes of unrequited love and courtly love
Troubadour poetry contained a melancholy tone and
made use of imagery and symbolism to describe the pain of a poor man in
love with a woman out of his grasp
Important Pieces
45 poems have survived
Era.m Conseillatz
Going mad from unrequited love

Can Vei La Lauzeta

 Envying a lark because it has a mate
Non es meravelha seu chan
Loving a woman more than gold and
silver, and wanting her to just take you as her servant so he can
look at her
Quan lherba fresquel.h folha
Compares his love for a woman to
the seasons
19 songs have survived
Later Life
When Eleanor of Aquitaine left Provence, Ventadorn was so
heartbroken that he quit writing poetry, and remained in the order of Dalon until
death
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