The ancient mystery of Mount Sibyl, the mountain that raises its peak between Umbria and Marche in Italy, is an enigma which is still unsolved. The cave on the mountain-top has been visited for centuries by visitors coming from all over... more
The ancient mystery of Mount Sibyl, the mountain that raises its peak between Umbria and Marche in Italy, is an enigma which is still unsolved. The cave on the mountain-top has been visited for centuries by visitors coming from all over Europe in search of the legendary subterranean realm of the Sibyl of the Apennines. A quest that definitely is not over. In this article Michele Sanvico illustrates a topic that has never been thouroughly analysed before: the medieval roots of the legend of the Apennine Sibyl, with the many links to earlier chivalric romances. For the first time ever, full details are provided, together with full reference to manuscripts, about the Apennine Sibyl's illustrious lineage from one of the main characters of the Arthurian cycle: Morgan le Fay. The aim of the paper is to ultimately unveil the true core of the legend by taking out the various, extraneous narrative layers that for centuries have sheltered the original mythical nucleus. This article is Part 2 of the full paper on the above topic, and also part of an extended series of papers on the true origin of the Apennine Sibyl's and Pilatus Lakes' legends.
The ancient mystery of Mount Sibyl, the mountain that raises its peak between Umbria and Marche in Italy, is an enigma which is still unsolved. The cave on the mountain-top has been visited for centuries by visitors coming from all over... more
The ancient mystery of Mount Sibyl, the mountain that raises its peak between Umbria and Marche in Italy, is an enigma which is still unsolved. The cave on the mountain-top has been visited for centuries by visitors coming from all over Europe in search of the legendary subterranean realm of the Sibyl of the Apennines. A quest that definitely is not over. In this article Michele Sanvico illustrates a topic that has never been thouroughly analysed before: the medieval roots of the legend of the Apennine Sibyl, with the many links to earlier chivalric romances. For the first time ever, full details are provided, together with full reference to manuscripts, about the Apennine Sibyl's illustrious lineage from one of the main characters of the Arthurian cycle: Morgan le Fay. The aim of the paper is to ultimately unveil the true core of the legend by taking out the various, extraneous narrative layers that for centuries have sheltered the original mythical nucleus. This article is Part 1 of the full paper on the above topic, and also part of an extended series of papers o the true origing of the Apennine Sibyl's and Pilatus Lakes' legends.
This is one of our second-year BA medieval electives, as taught in 2014-2015. The course focuses on Middle English and Anglo-French romances and histories.
This is one of our second-year BA medieval electives, as taught in 2014-2015. The course focuses on Middle English and Anglo-French romances and histories.
The ancient mystery of Mount Sibyl, the mountain that raises its peak between Umbria and Marche in Italy, is an enigma which is still unsolved. The cave on the mountain-top has been visited for centuries by visitors coming from all over... more
The ancient mystery of Mount Sibyl, the mountain that raises its peak between Umbria and Marche in Italy, is an enigma which is still unsolved. The cave on the mountain-top has been visited for centuries by visitors coming from all over Europe in search of the legendary subterranean realm of the Sibyl of the Apennines. A quest that definitely is not over. In this article Michele Sanvico illustrates a topic that has never been thoroughly analysed before: the medieval roots of the legend of the Apennine Sibyl, with the many links to earlier chivalric romances. For the first time ever, full details are provided, together with full reference to manuscripts, about the Apennine Sibyl's illustrious lineage from one of the main characters of the Arthurian cycle: Morgan le Fay. The aim of the paper is to ultimately unveil the true core of the legend by taking out the various, extraneous narrative layers that for centuries have sheltered the original mythical nucleus. This article is Part...
This paper presents a new Castillian testimony of the Alphonsine Estoria de las Bretañas, copied in a factitious codex of the 14th and 15th centuries (BNE ms. 10146) that transmits, among other works, the Historia troyana polimétrica. It... more
This paper presents a new Castillian testimony of the Alphonsine Estoria de las Bretañas, copied in a factitious codex of the 14th and 15th centuries (BNE ms. 10146) that transmits, among other works, the Historia troyana polimétrica. It is a fragment of the Estoria de Bruto (Historia regum Britanniae §§ 6-14) added to the Historia troyana of Peter of Castile (ca. 1365-69). Its wording seems to date back to an Alphonsine work notebook based on the First variant version – perhaps through a French interposed compendium. In addition to a text editing, we provide a comparative analysis with the General estoria and the well-known Latin (the vulgate and the version variant) and French (Roman de Brut and Estoire de Brutus) sources. ---- Se presenta en este ensayo un nuevo testimonio castellano de la Estoria de las Bretañas alfonsí, copiado en un códice facticio de los ss. XIV y XV (BNE ms. 10146) que transmite, entre otras obras, la Historia troyana polimétrica. Se trata de un fragmento de la Estoria de Bruto (Historia regum Britanniae §§ 6-14), incorporada a la Historia troyana de Pedro I (ca. 1365-69), cuya redacción parece remontar a un cuaderno de trabajo alfonsí basado en la Primera versión variante, quizás conocida a través de un compendio francés interpuesto. Se ofrece una edición del texto así como un análisis comparativo con la General estoria y las fuentes latinas –la vulgata y la variante– y francesas –el Roman de Brut y la Estoire de Brutus– conocidas.
This is one of our second-year BA medieval electives, as taught in 2013-2014. The course focuses on Middle English and Anglo-French romances and histories.
El artículo analiza la traducción castellana de la Historia Regum Britanniae de Godofredo de Monmouth conservada en la General Estoria de Alfonso X. Se trata de una traducción del texto latino parcial y fragmentada, repartida en diversas... more
El artículo analiza la traducción castellana de la Historia Regum Britanniae de Godofredo de Monmouth conservada en la General Estoria de Alfonso X. Se trata de una traducción del texto latino parcial y fragmentada, repartida en diversas secciones a lo largo de la crónica castellana. El estudio de la ubicación de las diferentes secciones bretonas y de los procedimientos estilísticos usados por los traductores en cada caso nos permitirá establecer la función de la Historia Regum Britanniae en el seno del proyecto historiográfico alfonsí y sus conexiones con la orientación ideológica de la General Estoria.
