Ciola, Graziana (Author)
Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali
Volume: 21
Pages: 517--579
Edition Details: Article in a special issue, “Mittelalterliche Legenden von Philosophen und Gelehrten / The Medieval Legends of Philosophers and Scholars”
Language: Italian
John of Rupescissa's life appears to be as colourful and eventful as the legendary traditions built around it -- and it is sometimes hardly distinguishable from these legends. This paper deals with Rupescissa's figure on three levels: the one based on the few certified data and documents we can access, John's autobiography, and the more or less legendary tradition developing around his character. Starting with an analysis of the autobiographical passages in John's works, in particular with the descriptions of his imprisonment, this paper shows how John's autobiography presents some incoherencies, it's not to be taken as a completely reliable historical source, and it seems to be at the origins of John's prophetic fame and of the development of the legendary tradition. Indeed, in John's autobiographical selfportrait, the apologetic instances and the justification of his prophetic activities are strictly interwoven and play a central role. By reporting sometimes an edited version of the events and presenting himself as a sorely suffering prisoner, John proves to actually be the true prophet of the final tribulations and, by doing so, he aims to be proven innocent of the accusations raised against him. In the end, by incrementing his own prophetic fame, it is in the first place Rupescissa who makes a legend out of himself.
...MoreArticle Robert, Aurélien (2013) Épicure et les épicuriens au Moyen Âge. Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali (p. 3).
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