Abstract

BATTILANA, Sofía. Woman, miracle and medieval magic in two stories from manuscript h-I-13. Recial [online]. 2023, vol.14, n.23, pp.292-305.  Epub June 30, 2023. ISSN 2718-658X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.53971/2718.658x.v14.n23.41227.

The manuscript h-I-13, from the Library San Lorenzo de El Escorial, has drawn attention due to its nine stories that critics have tended to relate to each other. The codex, whose stories could have been translated from French at the beginning of the 14th century, is considered an anthology because it presents a religious content in each narrative, creating a thematic unity. In this study, two of those narratives will be analyzed: “Aquí comiença el cuento muy fermoso del enperador Otas de Roma e de la infante Florencia su fija e del buen cavallero Esmero” and “Aquí comiença un muy fermoso cuento de una santa enperatrís que ovo en Roma e de su castidat”. The presence of topics corresponding to hagiography and romace create a generic duality, and, therefore, they can be considered hagiographic romances. The purpose of this work is to analyze the magical pre-Christian elements inherent in romance and, on the other hand, the miracles associated with hagiography. Additionally, a comparison between the protagonists of the stories is established, as both Florencia de Roma and the empress struggle within the specific tension between miracle and magic.

Keywords : hagiographic romance; miracle; magic; woman; medieval; pre-Christian.

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