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A Hebrew Troubadour in Spain?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by David Wacks

Troubadours were Western Europe’s first highbrow poets to sing in the vernacular (French, Portuguese, German, etc.) as opposed to in Latin. Troubadours did not invent vernacular poetry. People have always sung in whatever language they spoke. What has new about … Continue reading →

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