Bieiris de Roman(s)[1] (from Bietris, also Beatriz or Beatritz; English: "Beatrice") was a trobairitz of the first half of the thirteenth century.
[2] Other than her name, which includes her place of birth, nothing is known of the details of her life, which has led to a significant gap in knowledge for scholarship analyzing her work.
[4] Angelica Rieger, on the other hand, has forcefully defended Bieiris' authorship but denied her lesbianism, saying that modern readers are imposing their biases onto the text.
[8] Rieger supports her claims by comparing Bieiris' courtly language to that of Azalais de Porcairagues and Carenza.
[9] Alison Ganze expands on Rieger's assertion that Bieiris was indeed writing to another woman, but that the canso is consistent with expressions of political loyalty in the feudal system.