Open AccessAntički i mitološki motivi u zbirci Carmina Burana
Author(s) -
Tomislav Čanković
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
umjetnost riječi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1849-1693
pISSN - 0503-1583
DOI - 10.22210/ur.2020.064.1_2/04
Subject(s) - poetry , mythology , antique , art , ancient greek , literature , motif (music) , context (archaeology) , history , aesthetics , visual arts , archaeology
ANTIQUE AND MYTHOLOGICAL MOTIFS IN CARMINA BURANAThis paper discusses the function, purpose, place and formal characteristics of theGreek and Roman mythological motifs in the poems that are part of Carmina Burana,a medieval collection of poetry dating from the first half of the 13th century. Different relations established between the aforementioned motifs and lyrical subjectsare also examined, as well as how these motifs fit into the context of the individualpoem and the entirety of Carmina Burana. The paper focuses exclusively on themotifs which belong to the ancient Greek and Roman traditions, and not on thoseof the Judeo-Christian provenance, although the latter are numerous in their ownright. Also, as Publius Ovidius Naso is often regarded as the main influence on thegoliards, traces of his works and militaristic concepts of love visible in the poemsof Carmina Burana are also highlighted and examined. The focus of this paper ison those poems which belong to the basic thematic elements usually attributedto the goliards, including tavern, wine, gambling, physical love and satirical andanticlerical overtones.