Troubadours and Philosophers: A Roundtable on De nobilitate animi

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Société Guilhem IX

Organizer Name

Sarah-Grace Heller

Organizer Affiliation

Ohio State Univ.

Presider Name

Valerie M. Wilhite

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Oregon

Paper Title 1

Participant

Presenter 1 Name

William Paden

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Northwestern Univ.

Paper Title 2

Participant

Presenter 2 Name

Christopher Davis

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of California-Berkeley

Paper Title 3

Participant

Presenter 3 Name

Juliet O'Brien

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of British Columbia

Paper Title 4

Participant

Presenter 4 Name

Lorenzo Valterza

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Ohio State Univ.

Paper Title 5

Participant

Presenter 5 Name

Michelle Bolduc

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Start Date

9-5-2013 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1120

Description

Troubadours and Philosophers: A Roundtable on De Nobilitate Animi

The 13th century philosophical treatise in Latin by Guillelmus de Aragonia, De Nobilitate Animi (new edition by William D. Paden and Mario Trovato to appear in 2012) attempts to define nobility, especially in terms of the heart and spirit. In scholastic style it invokes a variety of authorities: of particular interest for Occitan scholars, it cites such troubadours as Peire Vidal, Jaufre Rudel, Folquet de Marseille, Guilhem Montanhagol, and one Arnaud, translating excerpts of their works into Latin. It also quotes Aristotle, as well as the works or translations of Ahmed ben-Sirin. This roundtable will begin with an introduction by William Paden followed by scholars currently working on texts contiguous to the De Nobilitate in some way.

Valerie M. Wilhite