In the Margins of the Predestination Controversy: The Manuscript Context of the Hincmar Mock Epitaph
Adrian Papahagi
The predestination controversy, which involved some of the most important figures Europe between 848–860, also made literary victims. A distich, found in margins five manuscripts copied from ninth to eleventh century, reads “Here lies Hincmar, a fiercely avaricious thief; only noble thing he did was die.” By looking afresh at manuscripts, their context, and relationships, present study investigates vexed question authorship Hincmar mock epitaph. It offers first edition text take into account all manuscript variants.
Catholic Historical Review