Tra narrazione biblica e performatività liturgica: il Planctus virginum Israel super filia Iepte Galadite di Abelardo
Abstract
The Planctus virginum Israel super filia Iepte Galadite is the best known of six poems
for music unanimously attributed to Abelard, generally known as the planctus. Reconsideration
of some significant moments in the patristic and medieval Latin tradition
of reworking and commentary of the biblical episode which is the subject of the
planctus (Judges 10-12), reveals Abelard’s peculiar approach as a reflection of his view
of feminine sanctity. Moreover, analysis of the planctus highlights the complexity of its
structure: the story, framed by the mimesis of a commemorative liturgical celebration,
unfolds partly in narrative, partly in dialogical form, constantly stressing its visual and
dramatic dimension.