La trasmissione alto-medievale di Marziale : la classe α
Adriano Russo
Early-medieval transmission of Martial: the class αThis paper is devoted to manuscript tradition Martial. In firstpart, I shall focus on most ancient stages tradition. Notably,I will some elements that prove existence an archetypein ‘Lachmannian’ sense, and propose methodological remarksof concept ‘archetype’ in The coreof article, however, one specific branch tradition:the called α, only represented by two medieval florilegia. spiteof its high editorial value, classical scholars have studied it less carefullythan β γ. Here for first time provide a stemma codicumof this analyze textual characteristics. last part ofthe inquire history α from antiquity (reconsideringLindsay’s theory derives late-antique edition usumelegantiorum) viii century, age direct witnesses ofα. A brief survey Martial’s reception early Carolingian period(especially Theodulf Orleans Paul Deacon) proves inthe late century Martial was common model Latin versificationand popular source inspiration occasional poetry. If we widen our search non-literary texts (Paul Deacon’s scholia Isidore,Rabanus Maurus’ grammatical works, prosodic florilegia), findsolid evidence use schools. Even thoughthe book listed catalogue Berlin, Diez 66 cannot be identifiedwith archetype highly probable royal court ofCharlemagne starting point flourishing tradition, partiallysurviving extant florilegia, partially lost recoverable theindirect
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