A medieval poetic form or song in which two poets alternately present contrasting or opposite viewpoints on love or other subjects.
From Old Occitan descort, from des- (opposite) + cort (agreement), literally 'disagreement.' Flourished in 12th and 13th-century courtly poetry traditions.
Medieval troubadours used the descort to stage poetic arguments about love—two voices in beautiful contradiction, debating whether love brings joy or suffering, making disagreement itself into art.
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