Adam De La Halle, a trouvere of the 13th century, died at Naples about 1286. He was born at Arras, a town celebrated for its poets and minstrels, and was surnamed the Hunchback of Arras. He went to Naples in the suite of Robert II., count of Artois, in 1282. His pieces were not merely songs, but of a dramatic character, and he may be considered one of the founders of the French drama. His works have been published in various collections.