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# Feudal-social or-sociologicalThis theory or set of related theories has gained ground in the 20th century.

It is more a methodological approach to the question than a theory ; it asks not from where the content or form of the lyric came but rather in what situation / circumstances did it arise.

Under Marxist influence, Erich Köhler, Marc Bloch, and Georges Duby have suggested that the " essential hegemony " in the castle of the lord's wife during his absence was a driving force.

The use of feudal terminology in troubadour poems is seen as evidence.

This theory has been developed away from sociological towards psychological explanation.