CHAPTER XXXI.

THE STANZA.

Its formation 340

Dante’s work of great value 340

Definition of Leys d’Amors unsatisfactory 341

Musical considerations 342

Pedes and cauda 344

Frons and versus 345

Pedes and versus 347

Frons and cauda 347

Concatenatio 348

The tornada 351

Metrical analysis of a canzo by Bernart de Ventadorn 353