The enuig, enueg or enuech is a genre of lyric poetry practised by the troubadours. Somewhat similar to the sirventes, the enuig was generally a litany of complaints, few of them connect topically to the others. The word "enuig" appears frequently in such works. The Monge de Montaudon was the first master of the enuig.
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Partially Attested
Place of OriginSource names the genre as lyric poetry practised by the troubadours; Occitania is inferred (Old Occitan name) and no place of origin is stated. Notable ExampleSonnet LXVI by William Shakespeare (considered an English enuig by Ernest Wilkins) 1 Presented as one scholar's classification (Ernest Wilkins) of an English poem, not as an Occitan enuig. Defining TraitA litany of complaints, few of them connected topically to the others 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Enuig
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is a genre of lyric poetry practised by the troubadours
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Ernest Wilkins considered William Shakespeare's Sonnet LXVI an example of an English enuig
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the enuig was generally a litany of complaints, few of them connect topically to the others
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