La puissance révélatrice de la parole et sa mise en voix dans la spiritualité et la politique carolingiennes
Kristina Mitalaïté
The word and its incarnation in speech proclaim themselves as the essential devices of political ideological powers under reign Charlemagne. Word voice are equally main tools for reenactment sacred religious praxis. analysis various sources such grammatical treatises, biblical commentaries, monastic rules prove that all intellectual realms were subject to hegemony word. Charlemagne’s is characterized by a flourishing poetry: access literary elite required perfect mastership harmoniously composing articulating speech. first part article establishes Carolingian concept word, second analyzes epic poem Karolus Magnus et Leo papa, also known Paderboner Epos, composed around 800. juxtaposition powerful Charlemagne speechless mouth pope whose tongue had been cut out reveals new aspect attitudes emperor towards Rome.
The Journal of medieval Latin