Editing Arnaut Daniel (section)

{{short description|Occitan troubadour}}
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'''Arnaut Daniel''' ({{IPA|oc|aɾˈnawd daniˈɛl|lang}}; [[floruit|fl.]] 1180–1200)<ref>Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> was an [[Occitans|Occitan]] [[troubadour]] of the 12th century, praised by [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] as "the best smith" (''miglior fabbro'') and called a "grand master of love" (''gran maestro d'amore'') by [[Petrarch]].<ref>"fra tutti il primo Arnaldo Daniello, / gran maestro d'amore, ch'a la sua terra / anchor fa onor col suo dir strano e bello." ''Trionfo d'Amore'', ''iv'', vv. 40-42</ref> In the 20th century he was lauded by [[Ezra Pound]] in ''[[The Spirit of Romance]]'' (1910) as the greatest poet to have ever lived.<ref>Pound, 13</ref>