C. 92
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AN PAPST ALEXANDER VI.

IN ALEXANDRUM SEXTUM PONTIFICEM

Beschreibung
The dedicatee of this poem, in which the author defends himself from different accusations, is Pope Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503), born Rodrigo Borgia (1431–1503). This poem is mysterious and lacks unity. It is fragmented into different components, the connections between which are not clear: After referring to the historical background, the author asks why he is met with hostility: Do his love poems cause offence? Do people envy his poetry? The author counters the accusation of heresy with a confession of faith in the form of a long catalogue of Christian doctrines he believes in. He then praises the excellence and glory of poetry, whereas he states that he does not care about material wealth and the opinion of the crowd. In solitary places, he creates his sublime poetry about significant things such as historical deeds and events. As literature can bring enduring fame, poets should be bestowed with generous gifts.
Autor
anonym
Autor
Girolamo Balbi (c. 1450 – c. 1535)
Kommentar
The author of this poem is not named in the manuscript, but some aspects of the content suggest that, as with the preceding poems, it may be Girolamo Balbi, who was criticised for his immoral lifestyle and heretical statements.
Anzahl Seiten
5
Anzahl Zeilen
101
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Transkribierter Text Übersetzung
Τέλος Ende.
11 aptus leg. : sed comp. difficile lectu. Sequitur verbum haud legibile in O
21 fautor scr. : faustor O
24 solius corr. : solitis O
26 nota corr. : noti O
29 saeclo corr. : saeculo O
31 pateant corr. : patiant O
37 corpora corr. : corpore O
43 saevae corr. : scaevae O
49 Quem corr. : qui O considere corr. : consulere O
59 sua O : alias (id est varia lectio) nova mg. sn. scr. O
60 erit corr. : eat O
66 spiritus ad coni. : spirans et O
69 nostris corr. : vestris O
74 Cui corr. : Qui O rigantur corr. : rigant O
76 Cui corr. : Qui O
77 virtuti corr. : virtute O
89 nostras corr. : vestras O
90 perisse coni. : praeesse O
97 facimus coni. : facinus O
99 minuuntur corr. : muniuntur O