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Guillem de Berguedà

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Berguedá, Spain

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Guillem de Berguedà or Guilhem de Berguedan in Occitan, was a Catalan troubadour and viscount of Berguedà. He was the most prolific Catalan poet of the twelfth century, though he composed in Occitan, and thirty-one of his poems survive. Most are sirventes, "typically violent and obscene, reflecting his character and turbulent life,"[1] but there are a few cansos. Most of what is known about him derives from his vida and his songs.

The viscounty of Berguedà was a fief of the County of Cerdagne and the first mention of its dates to the tenth century. In 1131 Guillem's father (also Guillem) appears for the first time in a document as rendering homage to Huguet de Mataplana, from he held a fief. It is not until 1138 that the troubadour Guillem f ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 14 ratings · 3 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Les poesies del trobador Guillem de Berguedà by Guillem de Berguedà, Martí de Riquer (Translator, editor) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poesia catalã - das origens à Guerra Civil by Fábio Aristimunho Vargas (translator), Jordi de Sant Jordi, Miquel Costa i Llobera 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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