Its musical accompaniment 97 ‘Coindeta soi’ 98 The dansa 99 CHAPTER XI. ARTIFICIAL FORMS OF POETRY. Comparative simplicity of North-French forms 100 Arnaut Daniel inventor of the sestina 102 Imitated by Dante 103 Metrical scheme of sestina 103 Modern imitations 105 Origin of the sonnet 105 The descort 106 Prose interludes 106 The breu doble 109 The retroensa 110 CHAPTER XII. THE TENSO. Form of the tenso 112 Definition of the Leys d’Amors 113 ‘Turn and turn about’ 114 Actual discussions 115 Fictitious disputants 115 Topics of discussion 116 Tenso between Bernart de Ventadorn and Peirol 117 Triple tenso 121 Savaric de Mauleon 122 Personal tenso 124 CHAPTER XIII. THE SIRVENTES. Its want of formal distinction 127 Its influence on men’s minds 128 General remarks on its tone 128 Etymology of the word 133 Chief divisions of the sirventes 134 The planh 134 Crusader’s song 136 CHAPTER XIV. THE CANZO. The canzo representative of Provençal poetry 142 Its frequent monotony 143 Owing to over-elaboration 144 Its beauties 145