Sapientia et eloquentia : meaning and function in liturgical poetry, music, drama, and biblical commentary in the Middle Ages

This book thrusts the reader into the intellectual turmoil of medieval Europe. In interrelated studies of largely unexplored material dating from the ninth through to the fourteenth centuries, the contributors explore changes in functions and forms of liturgical poetry and music, and of biblical interpretation. Although the twelfth century constitutes the main focus, the phenomena dealt with here had roots in earlier times and remained in circulation in later centuries. The cultural heritage of the Carolingian intellectuals tied to the palace school of Charles the Bald is examined in a liturgical context. Forms and ideas from this period were reused and transformed in the twelfth century, as represented here by sequences, tropes, Abelard’s poetry, the Gloss to Lamentations, and ritual representations or ‘liturgical drama’. The two final chapters treat fourteenth-century uses and understandings of Boethius’s De institutione musica and the new genre of sequence commentaries, both dealing with later medieval views on music theory and liturgical poetry from an earlier period, thus connecting the end of the book to its beginning. The sections are interspersed with philosophical reflections on overriding themes of the contributions. The volume concludes with an anthology of poetic texts in Latin with English translations and musical transcriptions. Front matter (“Contents”, “Acknowledgements”, “List of Abbreviations”, “List of Illustrations”), p. i Free Access Introduction, p. 1 https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.458 Psallite regi nostro, psallite: Singing ‘Alleluia’ in Ninth-Century Poetry, p. 9 Gunilla Iversen https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.459 The Place and Function of Music in a Liturgical Context: The Earliest Witnesses of Sequences and Versus ad sequentias in the Antiphoner of Charles the Bald and Other Early Sources, p. 59 Marie-Noël Colette https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.460 Nunc et in aevum: On St Augustine — Time, Music, and Theology, p. 95 Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.461 From Propheta plangens to Rethor divinus: Toward an Understanding of the Rhetorical Hermeneutics of Gilbert the Universal in his Gloss on Lamentations, p. 115 Alexander Andrée https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.462 Biblical Reception, Representational Ritual, and the Question of ‘Liturgical Drama’, p. 163 Nils Holger Petersen https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.463 From Jubilus to Learned Exegesis: New Liturgical Poetry in Twelfth-Century Nevers, p. 203 Gunilla Iversen https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.464 A Witness to Poetic and Musical Invention in the Twelfth Century: The Troper-Proser of Nevers (BnF n.a.lat. 3126), p. 259 Marie-Noël Colette https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.465 Letters, Liturgy, and Identity: The Use of Epithalamica at the Paraclete, p. 301 William T. Flynn https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.466 Sancta Sonantia: Reflections on Sound and Meaning, p. 349 Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.467 Readings and Interpretations of Boethius’s De institutione musica in the Later Middle Ages, p. 365 Nicolas Bell https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.468 Understanding a Text: Presentation and Edition of a Sequence Commentary in Oxford, Bodleian Library, Auct. F.6.8, p. 381 Erika Kihlman https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.469 Anthology of Texts and Music, p. 457 https://doi.org/10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.3.470 Back matter (“Bibliography”, “Index of Manuscripts”, “Index of Textual Incipits”, “Index of Biblical Passages”, “General Index”, “List of Contributors”), p. 507 Psallite Regi Nostro, Psallite : Singing 'alleluia' In Ninth-century Poetry / Gunilla Iversen -- The Place And Function Of Music In A Liturgical Context : The Earliest Witnesses Of Sequences And Versus Ad Sequentias In The In The Antiphoner Of Charles The Bald And Other Early Sources / Marie-noël Colette -- Nunc Et In Aevum : On St Augustine--time, Music, And Theology / Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback -- From Propheta Plangens To Rethor Divinus : Toward An Understanding Of The Rhetorical Hermeneutics Of Gilbert The Universal In His Gloss On Lamentations / Alexander Andrée -- Biblical Reception, Representational Ritual, And The Question Of 'liturgical Drama' / Nils Holger Petersen -- From Jubilus To Learned Exegesis : New Liturgical Poetry In Twelfth-century Nevers / Gunilla Iversen -- A Witness To Poetic And Musical Invention In The Twelfth Century : The Troper-proser Of Nevers (bnf N.a.lat. 3126) / Marie-noël Colette -- Letters, Liturgy, And Identity : The Use Of Epithalamica At The Paraclete / William T. Flynn -- Sancta Sonantia : Reflections On Sound And Meaning / Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback -- Readings And Interpretations Of Boethius's De Institutione Musica In The Later Middle Ages / Nicolas Bell -- Understanding A Text : Presentation And Edition Of A Sequence Commentary In Oxford, Bodleian Library, Auct. F. 6. 8 / Erika Kihlman. Edited By Gunilla Iversen And Nicolas Bell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [507]-529) And Indexes.