The+Sicilian+School

The Sicilian School was the first consistent literary school in Italy. The school was formed around Frederick II and his court at Palermo. The school was started in 1220 and got its inspiration from the Provencal troubadar. A troubadar is a fuedal code of honor. The troubadar which the Sicilian school ran on was the opposite of the normal troubadar. It stated that men were the vassal and woman were the king. The school focused mainly on the topic of courtly love. Many well known authors attended. These included Frederick II, Giacomo de Lentini, Pier dolle Vigne, Giacomino Pugliese, Rinaldo d'Aquino, Guido delle Colonne, Cielo Dalcamo and Mazzeo di Ricco. The writers at the Sicilian School wrote more than 300 poems based on courtly love between 1230 and 1266. The school was also credited with inventing the conzone and sonnet poetry. Although the school did great things, it diedt out because of political decline in Sicily. The primacy of language then moved to Tuscany.