Song, Landscape, and Identity in Medieval Northern France: Toward an Environmental History

Focusing on the interplay between music and environment, this book examines how medieval songs reflect the relationship between people and their landscapes in northern France. Through an interdisciplinary approach, integrating musicology and ecocriticism, Jennifer Saltzstein analyzes the nature imagery in the works of trouvères, revealing how their identities were shaped by their physical surroundings. Close readings of music-text relationships highlight the deep connection between the authors and the specific terrains they inhabited, emphasizing the significance of place in medieval identity.