In the Margins of the Predestination Controversy: The Manuscript Context of the Hincmar Mock Epitaph

The predestination controversy, which involved some of the most important figures of Europe between 848-860, also made literary victims. A distich, found in the margins of five manuscripts copied from the ninth to the eleventh century, reads "Here lies Hincmar, a fiercely avaricious thief; the...

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Published in:The catholic historical review
Main Author: Papahagi, Adrian 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Catholic University of America Press 2019
In: The catholic historical review
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hincmar of Reims 806-882 / Funeral oration / Distichon / Parody / Handwriting / Predestination
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
KBG France
NBL Doctrine of Predestination
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Catholic Church History
B Hincmar, Archbishop of Reims, ca. 806-882
B Epitaphs
B mock epitaph
B Hincmar of Reims
B Manuscripts
B Eriugena
B Predestination
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Summary:The predestination controversy, which involved some of the most important figures of Europe between 848-860, also made literary victims. A distich, found in the margins of five manuscripts copied from the ninth to the eleventh century, reads "Here lies Hincmar, a fiercely avaricious thief; the only noble thing he did was to die." By looking afresh at the manuscripts, their context, and their relationships, the present study investigates the vexed question of the authorship of the Hincmar mock epitaph. It also offers the first edition of the text to take into account all manuscript variants.
Item Description:Seite 68-74: Appendix: "Edition of the Hincmar mock epitaph"
ISSN:1534-0708
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cat.2019.0044