Chapter Cassiodorus’ Variae in the 9th Century
The fate of Cassiodorus’ Variae during the Early Middle Ages is largely unknown, since the manuscript tradition begins with the eleventh century, and long quotations taken from them are attested only from that period. However, words or expressions reminiscent of the Variae occur more than once in Ch...
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| description | The fate of Cassiodorus’ Variae during the Early Middle Ages is largely unknown, since the manuscript tradition begins with the eleventh century, and long quotations taken from them are attested only from that period. However, words or expressions reminiscent of the Variae occur more than once in Charlemagne’s letters to Byzantium, in the works of Paschasius, and in the Donation of Constantine. The author of the epistles sent by Charlemagne’s to the East Roman emperor was aware of the ideological context of Variae 1.1, and the same is true for the Donation of Constantine. At the same time, Paschasius used Cassiodorus as a source of elegant words and expressions, thereby treating him like a classical author. It is impossible to ascertain whether Carolingian writers had access to all books of the Variae, or only to a substantial selection of letters (similar for instance to the manuscript containing the Epistolae Austrasicae), but there is a high degree of likelihood that they knew quite a few epistles of Cassiodorus, and were able to appreciate the political messages conveyed by them. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-996442025-07-17T12:15:32Z Chapter Cassiodorus’ Variae in the 9th Century Cristini, Marco Early Middle Ages 9th Century Charlemagne Paschasius Radbertus Cassiodorus’ Variae Donation of Constantine thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History The fate of Cassiodorus’ Variae during the Early Middle Ages is largely unknown, since the manuscript tradition begins with the eleventh century, and long quotations taken from them are attested only from that period. However, words or expressions reminiscent of the Variae occur more than once in Charlemagne’s letters to Byzantium, in the works of Paschasius, and in the Donation of Constantine. The author of the epistles sent by Charlemagne’s to the East Roman emperor was aware of the ideological context of Variae 1.1, and the same is true for the Donation of Constantine. At the same time, Paschasius used Cassiodorus as a source of elegant words and expressions, thereby treating him like a classical author. It is impossible to ascertain whether Carolingian writers had access to all books of the Variae, or only to a substantial selection of letters (similar for instance to the manuscript containing the Epistolae Austrasicae), but there is a high degree of likelihood that they knew quite a few epistles of Cassiodorus, and were able to appreciate the political messages conveyed by them. 2023-05-02T04:09:21Z 2023-05-02T04:09:21Z 2023-05-01T13:37:33Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20230501_9788855186643_12 2704-6079 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62596 9788855186643 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/99644 eng Reti Medievali E-Book open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62596/1/chapter-36873.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62596/1/chapter-36873.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-664-3.09 10.36253/978-88-5518-664-3.09 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9788855186643 17 Florence open access |
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