Medieval Occitan Reading Group

This friendly, interdisciplinary group aims to provide a relaxed setting for discussing troubadour song and medieval Occitania. All are welcome to attend; no prior experience of medieval Occitan is necessary.

This term we’ll be reading and discussing a selection of troubadour razos (or ‘reasons’), short prose texts that introduce songs in some medieval songbooks by commenting (often fancifully!) on the circumstances of their composition. The texts will be supplied in hard copy in sessions and will also be available online in advance via the group Dropbox folder.

Refreshments served at each session from 5pm.

For further information or to be added to our mailing list, please contact Clem Decaudaveine (clementine.decaudaveine@balliol.ox.ac.uk), André Penafiel (andre.penafiel@keble.ox.ac.uk), or Huw Grange (huw.grange@jesus.ox.ac.uk)

Friday 21 October 2016 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Friday 4 November 2016 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Friday 18 November 2016 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Friday 2 December 2016 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)