New Versions of the Tales of Gallus Anonymus in the Chronicle of Master Vincentius

• Authors: Paweł Żmudzki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Using chosen examples, the author analyses the meaning of the changes made by Vincent (Wincenty) Kadłubek also known as Master Vincentius, to the tales found in the chronicle of Gallus Anonymus. Nothing much can be said of the literary or oral sources which may have served as a basis for Vincentius’s reworking of these stories. A detailed comparison of the corresponding fragments in both chronicles leads us to an understanding of how Vincent understood Gallus’s text. Vincent reinforced some meanings gleaned from Gallus, and eliminated others. However, even when building an alternate tale of the childhood of Kazimierz Odnowiciel (Casimir I the Restorer), Vincent always respects the structure of Gallus’s account.

Keywords

EN

Chronicle of Master Vincentius; Chronicle of Gallus Anonymus; Boleslaus I the Brave; Boleslaus II the Generous; Casimir I the Restorer Odnowiciel

PL

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla PAN w Warszawie
• Journal: Acta Poloniae Historica
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 112

Dates

published

2015

online

2015-12-01

Contributors

author

Paweł Żmudzki

Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/APH.2015.112.05