Cursus (rhythm)

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In addition to ancient metrics , the Latin Middle Ages also knew rhythmic verses that are known under the name of cursus . In medieval documents , especially those of the Popes , they were inserted at the end of sentences to create a mark of authenticity.

The most important forms of the cursus are:

  • cursus velox (Xxx XxXx), e.g. B. gloriam perducamur
  • cursus planus (Xx xXx), e.g. B. nostris infunde and the
  • cursus tardus (Xx xXxx), e.g. B. incarnationem cognovimus

literature

  • Klaus Weimar, Harald Fricke, Klaus Grubmüller, Jan-Dirk Müller (eds.): Reallexikon der deutschen Literaturwissenschaft . 3. Edition. tape 1 : AG. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-11-010896-8 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  • F. Quadlbauer: Cursus . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages . tape 3 , col. 389-392 .