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The ὅρος ἤτοι ἐτυμολογία of testamentum and the problem of sources in the Paraphrase of Theophilus
2014
Among the problems long debated by the scholars of the Greek Paraphrase of Justinian’s Institutes, the most interesting was the one concerning the legal sources used by Theophilus; they indeed are not identical with Justinian’s Institutes. Furthermore, a point of view prevails that claims the Antecessor – during the editing of his Paraphrase – could also have taken into consideration Gaius’ Institutes. My speech is based on a close analysis of a well-known passage (Theoph. 2,10 pr. concerning the definition or etymology, ὅρος ἤτοι ἐτυμολογία, of testamentum) and it aims to re-examine how Theophilus managed his sources. The content of the principium is far wider and better articulated compar…
Patto col diavolo e conversione nel «Theophilus» e nel «Basilius» di Rosvita di Gandersheim
2019
Questo documento esplora il tema del "patto con il diavolo" in due brevi poemi agiografici, "Teofilo" e "Basilius", composti circa nel 960 dalla suora sassone Hrotsvitha di Gandersheim. In queste poesie, il tema in questione è strettamente legato alla "conversione", un argomento che Hrotsvitha affronta spesso nelle sue opere. This paper explores the theme of the “pact with the devil” in two hagiographical short poems, «Theophilus» and «Basilius», composed about 960 by the Saxon nun Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim. In these poems, the theme in question is strictly related to the “conversion”, a topic that Hrotsvitha frequently deals with in her works. Cet article interroge le thème du “pacte avec …