Abstract
In this article, we attempt to analyse the medieval Latin pastourelles in contrast with the pastoral poetry of the bucolic tradition. We analyse three pastourelles of the Carmina Burana, which in our interpretation have an allegorical meaning: Estivali sub fervore (CB 79), Lucis ordo sidere (CB 157) and Vere dulci mediante (CB 158); we argue that the concept of counter-pastoral as defined by Raymond Williams can be useful to understand the representation of the country in medieval Latin pastourelles, though some reevaluation is necessary. Our conclusion is that the absence of the real social conditions of country life in medieval Latin pastourelles is deeply related to its allegorical content.
Highlights
We analyse three pastourelles of the Carmina Burana, which in our interpretation have an allegorical meaning: Estivali sub fervore (CB 79), Lucis ordo sidere (CB 157) and Vere dulci mediante (CB 158); we argue that the concept of counter-pastoral as defined by Raymond Williams can be useful to understand the representation of the country in medieval Latin pastourelles, though some reevaluation is necessary
Our conclusion is that the absence of the real social conditions of country life in medieval Latin pastourelles is deeply related to its allegorical content
O fato de a Antiguidade haver produzido poesias que retratavam cenários campestres sugeriu a vários teóricos e historiadores da literatura uma possível relação entre aquelas obras e as pastorelas medievais
Summary
Cabe considerar a provável hipótese de que as pastorelas de Walter de Châtillon, assim como aquelas dos Carmina Burana, sejam derivadas de modelos literários prévios: a ideia de que a poesia latina tenha uma prioridade e preeminência sobre as outras é equivocada, mormente por ser uma propriedade de homens eruditos; sua grande virtude é o fato de ela haver buscado amparo fora das escolas e da retórica escolástica,[8] sendo assim capaz de renovar-se.
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