Adolf of Vienna
Adolf von Wien (Latin Adolfus Viennensis ) was a poet of the early 14th century who worked in the eponymous Vienna .
His only known work is Doligamus , a poem in Latin about the infidelity of women; the title means something like "woman's work". In the acrostic of the prologue, the poet gives his name: Adolfus me fecit (“Adolf wrote me”). At the end of the poem he gives the date 1315 for the composition, and furthermore he identifies himself as a pupil of the Magister Ulrich von St. Stephan zu Wien ( Bürgererschule zu St. Stephan ). Otherwise nothing is known about him.
The doligamus comprises a total of 691 verses, most of which are distiches . The first part of the poem (v. 1-482) consists of a prologue and nine stories ( fabulae ), which deal mainly with adultery. The second part is a satirical diatribe against women. The Doligamus has survived in 13 manuscripts from the 14th and 15th centuries, including one each in the Austrian National Library in Vienna (Cod. 4264), in the Cantonal Library of St. Gallen (VadSlg Ms. 455), in the beincke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Beincke MS 462) and in the Lund University Library (Medeltidshandskrift 64).
Work editions
- Adolfo di Vienna: Doligamus. Gli inganni delle donne . Edited by Paola Casali. Sismel, Florenz 1997, ISBN 88-87027-08-0 (critical edition with Italian translation)
- Read edition in: Thomas Wright (Ed.), A Selection of Latin Stories 8, London 1843, 174–191 ( online )
literature
- Franz Josef Worstbrock : Adolf of Vienna. In: Author's Lexicon . 2nd, revised edition, Volume 1, de Gruyter, Berlin 1978, ISBN 3-11-007264-5 , Sp. 68-71
- Edwin Habel: The ›Doligamus‹ of Adolfus of Vienna. In: Studi medievali 11, 1938, pp. 103-147
Individual evidence
- ↑ Codex 4264 of the Austrian National Library on manuscripta.at
- ↑ VadSlg Ms. 455
- ↑ Catalog entry in the beincke library
- ↑ Catalog entry of the ALVIN portal
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adolf of Vienna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adolfus Viennensis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th century or 14th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th Century |