Sul testimone monacense di "Reis glorios": note linguistiche e testuali

Abstract

Within the hybrid language of the Munich manuscript of Reis glorios, this paper points to the presence of a northern Italian layer, previous to the Sicilian stratum, already recognized in a recent essay by Costanzo Di Girolamo. These different linguistic strata shed light on the path followed by Giraut de Borneil’s alba on this side of the Alps: an Italian tradition beginning in northwestern regions, more in contact with Provence, and hence proceeding towards Sicily. Besides, the new interpretation of some forms suggests the possibility that the final cobla, found only in this manuscript, was written by an Italian interpolator.

Keywords

• Old Occitan
• Troubadour Lyric
• Giraut de Borneill