On Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at 07:02 AM, Martin J. Walker wrote:
> I do
> find it odd, though, that he speaks of the "Arabic" derivation of the
> sonnet
> form ~ as far as I know, da Lentino had no predecessors ~ and of the
Dick Davis sometimes talks about the sonnet as perhaps derived from a
form of Arabic praise poem the casida, which required an abrupt change
in sublect and tone. He also points to the Arabic word "trovat," to
sing, for the etymology of troubadour.
I don't know if he's said anything in print about it.
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