Copy the page URI to the clipboard
Kynan-Wilson, William
(2018).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2018.1467579
Abstract
This paper reconsiders the relationship between two descriptions of Rome produced in the central Middle Ages: the Mirabilia urbis Romae (c.1140–3) attributed to the papal writer Canon Benedict and the Narracio de mirabilibus urbis Romae (c.1200) by the otherwise unknown author Master Gregory. In contrast to previous studies, it demonstrates a range of significant and revealing associations between these accounts that indicates Gregory was a knowledgeable and receptive reader of the papal Mirabilia in some form. It will be shown that the Narracio imitates, misreads and subverts the Mirabilia in such a manner that suggests it is a parodic and satiric response by its enigmatic author. In closing, this essay explores the possible implications of Gregory's responses to the papal messages within the Mirabilia.
Viewing alternatives
Metrics
Public Attention
Altmetrics from AltmetricNumber of Citations
Citations from DimensionsItem Actions
Export
About
- Item ORO ID
- 79779
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 0304-4181
- Keywords
- <i>Mirabilia urbis Romae</i>; Master Gregory; <i>Narracio de mirabilibus urbis Romae</i>; Rome; satire
- Academic Unit or School
-
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > Art History
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Depositing User
- William Kynan-Wilson