Bernard Silvestris’ descent into the classics: TheCommentum super sex libros Aeneidos

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Pike
Keyword(s):  
Bernard Silvestris

Myth in the Ylias and Alexandreis

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-156
Author(s):  
Justin A. Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Twelfth Century ◽  
Medieval Latin ◽  
Essential Component ◽  
Bernard Silvestris

Evidence drawn from Bernard Silvestris, Servius, and others shows that myth (fabula), specifically in the form of the divine apparatus, was believed to be an essential component of the Aeneid in the twelfth century. Yet, most medieval Latin epics did not have a divine apparatus, so the allegiance of the Ylias and Alexandreis to the Aeneid stands out even more starkly by comparison. What is more, evidence is presented that the divine apparatus of the Alexandreis and Ylias function in a similar way to the twelfth-century interpretation of the Virgilian divine apparatus—through allegory as personification. The chapter closes with an argument that the Ylias and Alexandreis, when read in their twelfth-century context, are more closely aligned with Virgil than Lucan. This conclusion contradicts the current scholarly consensus.

Classical Exegesis — from Theagenes of Rhegium to Bernard Silvestris

Florilegium ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 59-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Herren
Keyword(s):  
Bernard Silvestris

The Architrenius as Virgilian Allegory

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-92
Author(s):  
Justin A. Haynes
Keyword(s):  
The Relationship ◽  
Bernard Silvestris

This chapter relies again on Servius, Fulgentius, and Bernard Silvestris to demonstrate how John of Hauville’s Architrenius reflects an allegorical reading of the Aeneid. Unlike the Anticlaudianus, which refers to all of the episodes of the allegorical Aeneid, the Architrenius focuses on the allegory of the sixth book of Virgil’s Aeneid. Once the relationship between these plot structures is understood, the plot of the Architrenius, previously described by other scholars as chaotic, comes into sharper focus. The distinction in emphasis between the Anticlaudianus and the Architrenius also becomes clearer. The Anticlaudianus focuses on the allegorical ascent; the Architrenius, the descent. In Dantean terms, the Anticlaudianus is more concerned with paradiso, while the Architrenius gives more weight to inferno.

The Narrative Persona in the Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris

Mediaevalia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-87
Author(s):  
Joseph Rudolph
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Persona ◽  
Bernard Silvestris

THE CREATION GROVE IN THE "COSMOGRAPHIA" OF BERNARD SILVESTRIS

Medium Ævum ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
KAUNTZE
Keyword(s):  
The Creation ◽  
Bernard Silvestris

Dante and Bernard Silvestris

Viator ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 201-206
Author(s):  
David Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Bernard Silvestris

The Medieval Classic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin A. Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Twelfth Century ◽  
Alan Of Lille ◽  
Latin Epic ◽  
Joseph Of Exeter ◽  
Bernard Silvestris ◽  
Walter Of Chatillon ◽  
The Way ◽  
Poetic Composition

This book considers how ancient and medieval commentaries on the Aeneid by Servius, Fulgentius, Bernard Silvestris, and others can give us new insights into four twelfth-century Latin epics—the Ylias by Joseph of Exeter, the Alexandreis by Walter of Châtillon, the Anticlaudianus by Alan of Lille, and the Architrenius by John of Hauville. Virgil’s influence on twelfth-century Latin epic is generally thought to be limited to verbal echoes and occasional narrative episodes, but evidence is presented that more global influences have been overlooked because ancient and medieval interpretations of the Aeneid, as preserved by the commentaries, were often radically different from modern readings of the Aeneid. By explaining how to interpret the Aeneid, these commentaries directly influenced the way in which twelfth-century Latin epic imitated the Aeneid. At the same time, these Aeneid commentaries allow us a greater awareness of the generic expectations held by the original readers of twelfth-century Latin epic. Thus, this book provides a new way to look at the development of allegory and contributes to our understanding of ancient and medieval perceptions of the Aeneid while exploring the importance of commentaries in shaping poetic composition, imitation, and reading.

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