The manuscript tradition of the «Liber de doctrina dicendi et tacendi» by Albertanus of Brescia in the Italian vernacular This thesis deals with the study of the manuscript tradition of three anonymous Italian versions (including two unpublished) of the vulgarisation of the De doctrina dicendi et tacendi (1245) by Albertanus of Brescia (beginning of the 13th century - Brescia, around 1270) and aims to publish the critical edition of these versions. The work of the Lombard Judge is a rhetorical and moral treatise that has enjoyed immediate success and diffusion in the Middle Ages, both in Italy and in Europe, as it can be proved by its many translations into several Romance languages. Among them, the first vulgarisation that we know is the one attributed to Andrea da Grosseto, who translated the moral treatises of Albertanus in 1260, in France; his work was followed by another translation, accomplished by the notary of Pistoia Soffredi del Grazia. Among other translations, we also recall one Florentine version (late Thirteenth century), one pisane (1288), and three anonymous vulgar versions, two of which published here for the first time. Previously, the framework of the manuscript tradition of the "Liber de doctrina dicendi et tacendi" was very nebulous. As already pointed out by Segre and Marti in 1959, studies concerning the relations among the various Italian vulgarisations of Albertanus’s work were insufficient. In particular, the absence of a distinction between the different Italian versions and, especially, of an edition of the anonymous ones, based on scientific criteria, has long prevented comparisons with other Italian and European versions. The first part of this work aims to frame the Italian versions of the treatise in their context and to comment on them from the cultural, literary and linguistic point of view. In this introduction to the texts, an attempt has been made to bring together the results of the inquiry into the European heritage of Albertanus’s book, related to the popularisation of Latin and French rhetorical and moral treatises. The comparison also concerned the translation of the treatise by Brunetto Latini. The collation between the French version of the Liber included in the Tresor and the Tuscan vulgarisations highlighted common errors and innovations, which suggest the existence of a relation. From the point of view of the literary heritage, this work will examine the themes of silence and consolatio considered as possible remedies to heal the inner conflict, from Albertanus’s treatise to Petrarch’s works. From a linguistic point of view, the indispensable contribution of the vulgarisations of the "Liber" to the founding of the Italian prose, comparable to that of the three Canzonieri, which marked the beginning of the vulgar poetic tradition, will be highlighted. The second part of this thesis is devoted to the study of the manuscript tradition of the vulgarisation of the treatise, which allowed to enrich the 2011 census with three new manuscripts and to reconstruct the stemmatic relations among its witnesses. The examination of the texts has led to clarify areas of shadow concerning the relations among the vulgar translations and to identify at least three different anonymous versions: the «Vulgate», a shortened version, transmitted by twenty-nine manuscripts, which privileges the moral and gnomic message to the detriment of its rhetorical content; the «Integral», a complete version more similar to the Latin text, testified by five manuscripts; the «Composite», apparently subsequent to the previous ones, also transmitted by five witnesses. For each version, a stemma codicum was drawn and a representative text was published, in order to carry out a linguistic analysis necessary to establish the relations which connect these versions and their origin.

La tradizione manoscritta del volgarizzamento del «Liber de doctrina dicendi et tacendi» di Albertano da Brescia La tesi affronta lo studio della tradizione manoscritta di tre versioni anonime italiane (tra cui due inedite) del volgarizzamento del De doctrina dicendi et tacendi (1245) di Albertano di Brescia (inizio del XIII secolo - Brescia, 1270 ca.). L’opera del giudice bresciano è un trattato retorico e morale che ha goduto di immediato successo e diffusione nel Medioevo, sia in Italia che in Europa, come dimostrano le sue numerose traduzioni in diverse lingue romanze. Tra queste, il primo volgarizzamento a noi noto è quello attribuito ad Andrea da Grosseto, che tradusse i trattati morali di Albertano nel 1268, in Francia, imitato, a distanza di pochi anni, dal notaio pistoiese Soffredi del Grazia. Tra le altre versioni, ne ricordiamo anche una fiorentina (della fine del XIII secolo), una pisana (1287-8) e tre volgari anonime, di cui due pubblicate per la prima volta in questa sede. Ad oggi, il quadro della tradizione manoscritta del "Liber de doctrina dicendi et tacendi" rimane poco chiaro. Già Segre e Marti, nel 1959, sottolineavano che gli studi sui rapporti tra i vari volgarizzamenti del lavoro di Albertano erano insufficienti. In particolare, l’assenza di una distinzione tra le diverse redazioni italiane e, soprattutto, di un’edizione delle versioni anonime fondata su criteri scientifici ha a lungo impedito il confronto con le altre versioni italiane ed europee. La prima metà di questo lavoro si propone di inquadrare le versioni italiane del trattato nel loro contesto storico e di commentarle dal punto di vista culturale, letterario e linguistico. Nell’introduzione ai testi si è tentato, per quanto possibile, di tracciare un quadro del Fortleben europeo dell’opera di Albertano. L’indagine si è soffermata, in particolare, sulla traduzione del trattato ad opera di Brunetto Latini; la collazione tra la versione francese del "Liber" inglobata nel "Tresor" e i volgarizzamenti toscani evidenzia errori e innovazioni comuni, che suggeriscono l’esistenza di una parentela. Dal punto di vista letterario, questo lavoro considererà lo sviluppo dei temi del silenzio e della consolatio come possibili remedia per sanare il conflitto interiore dal trattato di Albertano fino alle opere di Petrarca. Dal punto di vista linguistico, si valorizzerà l’imprescindibile contributo dei volgarizzamenti del "Liber" alla fondazione della prosa italiana, paragonabile a quello dei tre Canzonieri della lirica delle origini, che ha segnato l’inizio della nostra tradizione poetica. La seconda parte di questa tesi è dedicata allo studio della tradizione manoscritta del volgarizzamento del trattato, che ha permesso di arricchire il censimento del 2011 di tre nuovi manoscritti e di ricostruire le relazioni stemmatiche tra i suoi testimoni. Lo studio dei testi trasmessi da questi manoscritti ha permesso di rischiarare alcune zone d’ombra riguardanti i rapporti che intercorrono tra le versioni volgari, e di identificare almeno tre diverse versioni anonime: la «Vulgata», una versione abbreviata, trasmessa da ventinove manoscritti, che privilegia il messaggio morale e gnomico del trattato a discapito della precettistica retorica; l’«Integrale», una versione completa più fedele alla fonte latina, testimoniata da cinque manoscritti; la «Composita», apparentemente più tarda rispetto alle precedenti, trasmessa anch’essa da cinque testimoni. Per ogni versione si è tracciato uno stemma codicum e pubblicato un testo rappresentativo, al fine di fornire un’analisi linguistica necessaria a stabilire le relazioni che collegano queste versioni tra loro e, se possibile, la loro origine.

La tradizione manoscritta del volgarizzamento del "Liber de doctrina dicendi et tacendi" di Albertano da Brescia / Gualdo, Irene. - (2018 Dec 13).

La tradizione manoscritta del volgarizzamento del "Liber de doctrina dicendi et tacendi" di Albertano da Brescia

GUALDO, IRENE
13/12/2018

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The manuscript tradition of the «Liber de doctrina dicendi et tacendi» by Albertanus of Brescia in the Italian vernacular This thesis deals with the study of the manuscript tradition of three anonymous Italian versions (including two unpublished) of the vulgarisation of the De doctrina dicendi et tacendi (1245) by Albertanus of Brescia (beginning of the 13th century - Brescia, around 1270) and aims to publish the critical edition of these versions. The work of the Lombard Judge is a rhetorical and moral treatise that has enjoyed immediate success and diffusion in the Middle Ages, both in Italy and in Europe, as it can be proved by its many translations into several Romance languages. Among them, the first vulgarisation that we know is the one attributed to Andrea da Grosseto, who translated the moral treatises of Albertanus in 1260, in France; his work was followed by another translation, accomplished by the notary of Pistoia Soffredi del Grazia. Among other translations, we also recall one Florentine version (late Thirteenth century), one pisane (1288), and three anonymous vulgar versions, two of which published here for the first time. Previously, the framework of the manuscript tradition of the "Liber de doctrina dicendi et tacendi" was very nebulous. As already pointed out by Segre and Marti in 1959, studies concerning the relations among the various Italian vulgarisations of Albertanus’s work were insufficient. In particular, the absence of a distinction between the different Italian versions and, especially, of an edition of the anonymous ones, based on scientific criteria, has long prevented comparisons with other Italian and European versions. The first part of this work aims to frame the Italian versions of the treatise in their context and to comment on them from the cultural, literary and linguistic point of view. In this introduction to the texts, an attempt has been made to bring together the results of the inquiry into the European heritage of Albertanus’s book, related to the popularisation of Latin and French rhetorical and moral treatises. The comparison also concerned the translation of the treatise by Brunetto Latini. The collation between the French version of the Liber included in the Tresor and the Tuscan vulgarisations highlighted common errors and innovations, which suggest the existence of a relation. From the point of view of the literary heritage, this work will examine the themes of silence and consolatio considered as possible remedies to heal the inner conflict, from Albertanus’s treatise to Petrarch’s works. From a linguistic point of view, the indispensable contribution of the vulgarisations of the "Liber" to the founding of the Italian prose, comparable to that of the three Canzonieri, which marked the beginning of the vulgar poetic tradition, will be highlighted. The second part of this thesis is devoted to the study of the manuscript tradition of the vulgarisation of the treatise, which allowed to enrich the 2011 census with three new manuscripts and to reconstruct the stemmatic relations among its witnesses. The examination of the texts has led to clarify areas of shadow concerning the relations among the vulgar translations and to identify at least three different anonymous versions: the «Vulgate», a shortened version, transmitted by twenty-nine manuscripts, which privileges the moral and gnomic message to the detriment of its rhetorical content; the «Integral», a complete version more similar to the Latin text, testified by five manuscripts; the «Composite», apparently subsequent to the previous ones, also transmitted by five witnesses. For each version, a stemma codicum was drawn and a representative text was published, in order to carry out a linguistic analysis necessary to establish the relations which connect these versions and their origin.
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