Hagiografia doby chrystianizacji w nowej odsłonie
Miłosz Sosnowski
Hagiography of the Christianization Age Re-Revealed Saints Central Europe (Tenth-Eleventh Centuries) , ed. Gabor Klaniczay, transl. Cristian Gaspar, Marina Miladinov, Budapest–New York 2013, is already sixth volume European Medieval Texts series, published by University. In same manner as previous volumes it contains bilingual (Latin-English) editions texts, which in this are hagiographical. The objects saints age present-day regions Dalmatia, Bohemia, Poland, and Hungary, subject post-Carolingian hagiographers, either outsiders or homines novi Europe. review particularly interested two namely, anonymous Vita prior s. Adalberti (BHL 37) so-called quinque fratrum 1147), composed Bruno-Boniface Querfurt. Every new edition has a potential for redefining text, subsequently relatively wide group readers will recognise canonical version. Consequently, every proposal should be examined with due attention dose criticism. case editors suggest number independent solutions problems connected to manuscript tradition, chronological order redactions, hagiographer’s erudition, place origin oldest version, authorship. strictly ecdotic proposals smaller, remarks pertain mainly author’s cultural “equipment” (citations, allusions, etc.) indicated edition. discusses greater detail majority editorial recommendations attempts them within context an extensive long-lasting debate involving both textual criticism hagiographers’ worldview.
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