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Medieval Literature refers to the body of written works produced in Europe during the Middle Ages, approximately from the 5th to the late 15th century. This field encompasses various genres, including poetry, prose, and drama, reflecting the cultural, religious, and social contexts of the time, often characterized by themes of chivalry, morality, and allegory.
Contrary to traditional perceptions, in the late Middle Ages numerous contacts developed between countries north of the Alps, especially the Holy Roman Empire, and the Mediterranean. Economic and political historians have already... more
is essay was rst delivered as a lecture at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford on February 1, 2023, as part of the Aquinas Lectures series, held during Hilary Term (2023): "Aquinas and the Future of Christian ought." I am grateful to Fr. Oliver... more
The medieval epic poem Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer describes the history of unhappy love with the Trojan War in the background. The story is constructed in the convention of courtly love, and the author draws abundantly from a range... more
My research examines Dante's engagement with the traditions regarding collective memory in medieval Florence. In particular, it investigates the ways in which Dante responds to public and private attempts at forging both individual... more
This article argues that greater attention needs to be paid to the inconclusive nature of the poem's narrative. Much criticism of the poem encourages us to make sense of it in conventional terms. This approach obscures its deep and... more
Второй том Избранных сочинений А.Е. Махова называется «О музыке слова». Но, по словам автора, о музыке здесь «почти ничего не говорится». Эта книга – «о влечении слова к музыке». О том, как слово и музыка, устремляясь друг к другу, на... more
Второй том Избранных сочинений А.Е. Махова посвящён многовековой истории отношений слова и музыки, их непрерывному влечению друг к другу и невозможности слиться. Это книга о «трансмузыкальном» -огромной области между музыкой и словом, в... more
Aelred of Rievaulx (d. 1167) wrote about 200 sermons, says his biographer, Walter Daniel. (The CCCM edition includes 213 in three volumes). Many are plain, many are boring. He often writes out large sections from patristic and medieval... more
Aquellas posiciones más encontradas de la crítica literaria romana mantuvieron siempre un punto de vista común sobre el reconocimiento del aspecto visualizador de la literatura, si bien la justificación de tal reconocimiento fue distinta.... more
Die sich in den letzten Jahren abzeichnende Konjunktur der Narratologie ging mit einer umfassenden Ausweitung ihres Gegenstandsbereichs einher: Erzäh-len als kulturanthropologische Konstante wurde als... more
Quanto accade è l’evocazione poetica di un mistero in grado di suscitare immagini spirituali senza offrire una chiave religiosa precisa. Non ponendo le domande, Perceval fissa il racconto dove tutto avrebbe potuto cominciare. Questo... more
Per l’illustrazione della Divina Commedia nella Ferrara del primo Quattrocento: il Maestro del trittico di Imola (presunto Antonio Orsini?) nel codice Pluteo 40.1 della Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana di Firenze, in Dante Alighieri e le... more
Urbanistica e Architettura in cerca dell’umano. Sembra molto pertinente al tema di questo convegno e, ovviamente, alle ricerche raccolte nei volumi di Cesare Capitti menzionare la ricorrenza dei 1700 anni dalla celebrazione del primo... more
no posee una sola y única puerta de entrada. Sin embargo, detrás de estas suspicacias sobre las intenciones del que acomete el acto de ruptura se asienta otra pregunta sobre la vigencia del gesto mismo de romper con la tradición, las... more
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Davide Fara, ed. La musica di Dante. Rome: Aracne, 2023. Pp. 346.

ISBN 9791221803174.

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In the 15th century, the rediscovery of a number of ancient works, including those of Ptolemy and Strabo, profoundly renewed geographical knowledge and debate. Pilgrims and travellers, be they humanists, scholars or the simply curious,... more
Resumen La Estoria del fecho de los godos es una crónica castellana anónima redactada, con toda probabilidad en el sur peninsular durante el primer tercio del siglo XV, que gozó de amplia popularidad en ese siglo y en el XVI, a juzgar por... more
e lavora da molti anni sui manoscritti degli antichi testi della letteratura francese, con speciale attenzione all'approfondimento del contesto della produzione letteraria nel Medioevo 1 . La definizione di quello che bisogna intendere... more
On chivalry & the place of Women Chivalry, knighthood, man's gentle tone that filled the very breath of man towards women, the candlelight warmth of reverence exuded by the men of old, was made much of in times past. That heritage that is... more
L'articolo propone una lettura del volume "San Francesco, di scrittura in preghiera", il quale riunisce alcune delle riflessioni che Giovanni Pozzi riserva all'opera di Francesco d'Assisi. Dopo una breve presentazione delle ragioni e dei... more
The three final cantos of the Orlando furioso are almost entirely occupied by the Leone episode. It is the most extensive of the four major additions to the third edition of the poem. The subject matter is new and surprising for its... more
Machaut’s seventeenth motet might be one of his earliest works. Under its simple appearance it hides essential poetic reflections about the problematic relationship between paradoxical Love and the regular order of the universe, a problem... more
rezensiert von/compte rendu rédigé par Gisela Naegle, Gießen/Paris Das von Marc Boone und Martha Howell herausgegebene Buch präsentiert die Ergebnisse zweier dem Thema »The power of space« gewidmeter Veranstaltungen aus den Jahren 2008... more
L'expédition n'était pas croisade religieuse et ne concernait pas Saint-Louis. Pourquoi cette mystification? Les objectifs étaient politiques. Ils visaient le contrôle du détroit de Sicile et de la route maritime. Le casus-belli obligea à... more
La sección de <<Hojas» o «Papeles Sueltos» del Archivo Histórico de Protocolos Notariales de Zaragoza (A.H.I?Z.) reúne la más heterogénea colección de documentos, del siglo XIV en adelante, de la más variada temática y matriz. La mayoría,... more
Le discours mystique entre Moyen Âge et première modernité. 4. Aspects de la révélation, dir. Véronique Ferrer, Marie-Christine Gomez-Géraud et Jean-René Valette, Paris, Champion (« Mystica »), 2024, p. 322-340.
VE/egia di Madonna Fiammetta è stata spesso definita il primo romanzo psicologico della letteratura europea, a causa di una scelta narrativa che non segue le vicissitudini umane come risultato di forze religiose o mitiche, ma piuttosto... more
The text summarises what is known about the Gerov-Antikarovs family from academic literature, providing new information about them. It follows the relationships between the two branches of the Gerov-Antikarovs family, examining the way in... more
Topiques de l'amitié dans les littératures françaises d'Ancien Régime
1 . « Auriez-vous l'obligeance de m'accorder votre attention ? » ; « Pourriez-vous m'écouter, s'il vous plait ? », « voudriez-vous bien prêter une oreille attentive à mes propos ? » Bien d'autres formulations seraient possibles pour... more
Comme nous, les hommes du Moyen Âge ont perçu la voix comme révélatrice de la personnalité de l'individu. Dans le but de classer de manière exhaustive de tous les indices physiognomoniques, le Secret des Secrets détaille : Qui a la voix... more
La Suite du roman de Merlin est habitée par la parole, la vive voix des personnages qui s'apostrophent ou se séduisent, la parole force de Merlin qui dévoile le monde arthurien dans sa tragique vérité et accompagne chaque personnage vers... more
Аннотация: Дефиниция «идеология» прошла долгий и тернистый путь апробирования и развития в понятийно-терминологическом лексиконе отечественной историографии. Применительно к древнерусскому периоду ее использовали и используют с... more
This article analyses the textual making of the first known testamentary dossier of King Peter the Ceremonious, seen also in relation to his practice of writing and preserving documentation; the historical context in which the dossier was... more
Resumo: Axum consistiu num reino situado no nordeste africano, na região do Chifre da África. Devida à expansão militar anterior, Axum detinha acesso ao litoral banhado pelo Mar Vermelho no século IV. Em 334, o negus axumita Ezana foi... more
This article explores the ethics of royal anger in the 13th-century Iberian verse narrative Libro de Alexandre. It argues that the Alexandre poet crafts a tension between expressions of excessive rage and competing notions of emotional... more
This article argues that the wicker enclosure named the House of Tidings in Chaucer's House of Fame provides a powerful intuitive expression in figurative terms of the concept of neuroplasticity, or the functional capability of the brain... more
When humans gather together in groups, they like to tell stories, a ritual social activity no doubt as old as Homo sapiens, re-invented with every generation. This class will explore the late medieval vogue for frame narratives:... more
Cette traduction de la Þrymskviða, poème de l’Edda Poétique, s’appuie sur l’édition du philologue islandais Guðni Jónsson, reconnue pour sa fidélité aux manuscrits médiévaux et sa rigueur scientifique. La Þrymskviða, chant héroï-comique... more
22 czerwca 2011 roku w Auli Collegium Maius Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego odbyła się uroczystość nadania godności doktora honoris causa Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Profesorowi Gaetano Platanii z Università degli Studi della Tuscia w... more
This volume, in ten chapters, interrogates the relationship between Marco Polo, Venice and the "Devisement dou monde" after his return to the city from Genoese captivity. Since Marco’s book was probably revised and corrected in... more
Come di qualsiasi altra persona la morte di un papa con tutto quello che ne consegue funerale, tumulazione, riti funebri e così via più che della sua biografia fa parte della costruzione del ricordo. E così si può affermare che lunedì 21... more