Maximus the Greek (c.1470-1556), born Michael Trivolis, is a complex figure. As a copyist and Dominican novice, Orthodox monk and humanist, he stands at the crossroads of different worlds, cultures and creeds. His life path unwound between his besieged homeland, humanist Italy – in the Republics of Florence and Venice and in the Papal States – Mount Athos and the Moscow of Vasili III and Ivan IV. This path brought him exceptionally into contact with both Latin and vernacular humanism and Latin Christianity, with the Greek and Slavic Byzantine tradition, with Orthodoxy and Islam, in a cultural, linguistic and religious polyphony that is at once his hallmark and the key to his literary legacy. The subject of this book is Maximus the Greek’s testimony regarding the Western religious orders contained in the Terrible and Memorable Narration, and the Perfect Form of Monastic Life and the Letter on the Franciscans and the Dominicans. The comparison with documentary evidence, made here for the first time, demonstrates the reliability of these works, casting light on the author’s life and the sources, places and people involved in it.

Massimo il Greco (1470ca-1556), al secolo Michele Trivolis, è personalità complessa. Copista e novizio domenicano, monaco ortodosso e umanista, la sua figura si colloca al crocevia di mondi, culture e fedi diverse, in un percorso di vita che si snoda dalla patria sotto assedio nell’Italia umanistica, sul monte Athos e nella Moscovia di Vasilij III e Ivan IV. È un percorso che lo porta eccezionalmente in contatto sia con l’Umanesimo latino e volgare e il cristianesimo latino, sia con la tradizione bizantina, greca e slava, l’ortodossia e l’islam, in una polifonia culturale, linguistica e religiosa che è insieme la sua cifra e la chiave di accesso alla sua eredità letteraria. Il volume ha per oggetto la testimonianza sugli ordini religiosi dell’Occidente fermata nella Narrazione terribile e memorabile, e sulla perfetta forma di vita monastica e nell’Epistola sui francescani e i domenicani. Qui per la prima volta restituiti al dialogo con le evidenze documentarie, i testi mostrano la loro veridicità e rivelano fonti, luoghi e personaggi dell’esperienza autoriale.

Massimo il Greco e gli ordini religiosi dell’Occidente. Esperienza ed evidenza documentaria nella testimonianza alla Moscovia cinquecentesca

ROMOLI F
2021-01-01

Abstract

Maximus the Greek (c.1470-1556), born Michael Trivolis, is a complex figure. As a copyist and Dominican novice, Orthodox monk and humanist, he stands at the crossroads of different worlds, cultures and creeds. His life path unwound between his besieged homeland, humanist Italy – in the Republics of Florence and Venice and in the Papal States – Mount Athos and the Moscow of Vasili III and Ivan IV. This path brought him exceptionally into contact with both Latin and vernacular humanism and Latin Christianity, with the Greek and Slavic Byzantine tradition, with Orthodoxy and Islam, in a cultural, linguistic and religious polyphony that is at once his hallmark and the key to his literary legacy. The subject of this book is Maximus the Greek’s testimony regarding the Western religious orders contained in the Terrible and Memorable Narration, and the Perfect Form of Monastic Life and the Letter on the Franciscans and the Dominicans. The comparison with documentary evidence, made here for the first time, demonstrates the reliability of these works, casting light on the author’s life and the sources, places and people involved in it.
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