The descort was a form and genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry used by troubadours. It was heavily discordant in verse form and/or feeling and often used to express disagreement. It was possibly invented by Garin d'Apchier, and Gautier de Dargies imported the descort into Old French and wrote and composed three.
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Notable ExampleQuan foill'e flors reverdezis by Garin d'Apchier 1 Defining TraitHeavily discordant in verse form and/or feeling, often used to express disagreement 1 Defining Trait Partially Attested
Place of OriginSource names the genre as Old Occitan lyric poetry used by troubadours; Occitania is inferred from the language and no place of origin is stated. Connections
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was a form and genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry used by troubadours
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possibly invented by Garin d'Apchier when he wrote Quan foill'e flors reverdezis
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heavily discordant in verse form and/or feeling and often used to express disagreement
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The descort (Old Occitan: [desˈkɔɾt]) was a form and genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry used by troubadours.
Subgenre Of: Lyric Poetry, Lead paragraph
was a form and genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry
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