Abstract
An analysis of Song 100 in the Gruuthuse Manuscript, ‘O cranc, onseker, broosch engien’ (O brittle, infirm creature, man). This poem is addressed to the late lamented singer Egidius, his group of friends and via them to all music-loving readers: all of us are brittle infirm creatures; like Egidius we are all subjected to the whims of unreliable blindfolded Fortune (whose popularity in fourteenth-century Flanders is elucidated in this article, traversing the inevitable road towards death. The oscillation between heaven and earth and its turning point death is reflected in the intervals of the melody of this song.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Lyric Address in Dutch Literature, 1250-1800 |
| Editors | C. van der Haven and J. Pieters. |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Publisher | AUP (Amsterdam University Press) / ICAS Publications |
| Pages | 42-54 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789048532186 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789462982284 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Gruuhuse Manuscript (songs)
- O cranck onseker broos enghien
- Fortune
- mourning