| Paper 1022-b | The Literary Motif of Fair Vida in the Context of Migrations in the Mediterranean Area
(Language: English)
Irena Avsenik Nabergoj, Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Sciences & Arts, Ljubljana
Index terms: Folk Studies, Language and Literature - Comparative, Language and Literature - Slavic |
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| Paper 1022-c | Ciriaco d' Ancona and Cristoforo Buondelmonti: Ways of Seeing and Documenting the Remnants of the Past
(Language: English)
Adar Yarum, Department of the Arts, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva
Index terms: Art History - General, Learning (The Classical Inheritance), Manuscripts and Palaeography |
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| Abstract | Paper -a:
Some literary motifs in the Sagas of Icelanders are found in writings from all over the country; others are geographically limited, being restricted to two or three sagas from the same valley or adjacent valleys. This paper examines various literary motifs, showing how authors ring the changes on a given theme. In addition, suggestions will be made as to why some motifs are widespread and others geographically limited.
Paper -b:
The ballad of Fair Vida, a well-known Slovenian folk song, stems from medieval oral tradition. It describes how the Muslim Moor, usually tradesman, makes glorious promises to lead a wife away from her home, from her husband and child, across the sea to the Spanish court. The song echoes times, when the Moors from Spain, Sicily, and North Africa attacked areas on the Adriatic coast. There are many written versions of the song in Slovenia. Similarly, in coastal regions of Italy, especially Calabria, of Albania, Sicily, and Croatia many songs were created about young woman-mother who was kidnapped by plunderers and sea-robbers. The motif of the abduction of Fair Vida grew into an inspirational source for a number of works of Slovenian literature, connecting elements of myth, history, and reality.
Paper -c:
In order to understand the motives for the travels of Ciriaco d'Ancona (1391-1455), I study his methods of documenting ancient testimonies in his travel journals. In my lecture, Ciriaco's new ways of observing will be presented in comparison with other traveller, Cristoforo Buondelmonti (c.1380-c.1432). While Buondelmonti used a distant view for the islands and the ancient cities he drew into his maps, Ciriaco documented ancient monuments as independent images. This comparison will show how new ways of seeing can enhance new aims of representing ancient testimonies of the past.
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