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Minstrel / Juglar

Plaça d'Europa - Manresa, Barcelona (Spain).

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"Farsants universals d'arreu i enlloc" performing an "auca".

"Farsants universals d'arreu i enlloc" representando un "auca".

ENGLISH
A minstrel was a medieval European bard who performed songs whose lyrics told stories about distant places or about (real or imaginary) historical events. Though minstrels created their own tales, often they would memorize and embellish the works of others. Frequently they were retained by royalty and high society. As the courts became more sophisticated, minstrels were eventually replaced at court by the troubadours, and many became wandering minstrels, performing in the streets and became well liked until the middle of the Renaissance, despite a decline beginning in the late 15th century. Minstrelsy fed into later traditions of itinerant entertainers, which continued to be moderately strong into the early 20th century, and which has some continuity down to today's buskers or street musicians.

Initially, minstrels were simply servants at Court (the name means literally "little servant"), and entertained the lord and courtiers with chansons de geste or their local equivalent. The term minstrel derives from Old French ménestrel, menesterel, menestral, French, which is similar to ménestral, Italian ministrello, menestrello, from Middle Latin ministralis, ministrel, "retainer," Latin minister, "attendant," "retainer," "minister," from minor, "less."

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel

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CASTELLANO
Un juglar era un artista del entretenimiento en la Europa medieval, dotado para tocar instrumentos, cantar, contar historias o leyendas.

Se diferenciaban de los trovadores por sus orígenes más humildes, por tener como fin entretener y no ser autores de sus versos, porque generalmente eran copias de versos de trovadores arreglados por ellos mismos, aunque sí existían quienes componían sus propias obras. Dentro de la primera etapa de la Edad Media entre el siglo X y la primera mitad del siglo XIII predominaban los juglares épicos (poetas cultos en realidad) que recitaban (no siempre) tiradas y fragmentos de poesía narrativa o biográfica. A partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XIII y en el siglo XIV predominan más los juglares líricos que recitaban la llamada "poesía cortesana".

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglar

Taken in: España / Catalunya / Manresa (show map)

Taken on: February 17, 2008

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