Irene O'Daly
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Huygens ING, Faculty Member
- Researcher on the 'Art of Reasoning' project, Huygens ING, KNAW, Amsterdam. I am preparing a book-length study of dia... moreResearcher on the 'Art of Reasoning' project, Huygens ING, KNAW, Amsterdam. I am preparing a book-length study of diagrammatic glosses to medieval copies of Cicero's rhetorical works. I also lecture on manuscript studies at Leiden University.edit
Edición Christophe Grellard et Frédérique Lachaud. Figure éminente de la «renaissance du xiie siècle», Jean de Salisbury (vers 1115/1120-1180) continue à susciter l’intérêt des spécialistes de domaines variés. Secrétaire des archevêques... more
Edición Christophe Grellard et Frédérique Lachaud.
Figure éminente de la «renaissance du xiie siècle», Jean de Salisbury (vers 1115/1120-1180) continue à susciter l’intérêt des spécialistes de domaines variés. Secrétaire des archevêques de cantorbéry et, à la fin de sa vie, évêque de chartres, Jean de Salisbury fut un acteur important dans les grandes crises politiques de la période; il a surtout laissé une oeuvre multiforme dont certains aspects restent encore sous-estimés, tandis que d’autres méritent d’être repris à nouveaux frais, en tenant compte des avancées de la recherche des dernières décennies. c’est ce qu’offrent les différentes contributions réunies dans cet ouvrage collectif, en revenant sur cette oeuvre d’un point de vue tant formel que
matériel. le renouvellement de nos connaissances sur la tradition manuscrite du «Policraticus», sur l’art d’écrire de Jean de Salisbury, et sur son recours aux sources permet de reprendre sous un angle neuf ses idées philosophiques et politiques, en les replaçant dans leur contexte culturel et social. de la sorte, l’ouvrage entend poser les jalons en vue d’une connaissance réactualisée d’une oeuvre exceptionnelle.
Figure éminente de la «renaissance du xiie siècle», Jean de Salisbury (vers 1115/1120-1180) continue à susciter l’intérêt des spécialistes de domaines variés. Secrétaire des archevêques de cantorbéry et, à la fin de sa vie, évêque de chartres, Jean de Salisbury fut un acteur important dans les grandes crises politiques de la période; il a surtout laissé une oeuvre multiforme dont certains aspects restent encore sous-estimés, tandis que d’autres méritent d’être repris à nouveaux frais, en tenant compte des avancées de la recherche des dernières décennies. c’est ce qu’offrent les différentes contributions réunies dans cet ouvrage collectif, en revenant sur cette oeuvre d’un point de vue tant formel que
matériel. le renouvellement de nos connaissances sur la tradition manuscrite du «Policraticus», sur l’art d’écrire de Jean de Salisbury, et sur son recours aux sources permet de reprendre sous un angle neuf ses idées philosophiques et politiques, en les replaçant dans leur contexte culturel et social. de la sorte, l’ouvrage entend poser les jalons en vue d’une connaissance réactualisée d’une oeuvre exceptionnelle.
Research Interests: Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Theology, Manuscript Studies, Medieval Church History, Aristotelian Logic, and 15 moreMedieval philology, Aristotelianism, Medieval Political Thought, Histoire des idées et de la pensée, Filosofía medieval, John of Salisbury, Chartres, Histoire des idées politiques, Jean de Salisbury, Pensiero politico, Storia Della Filosofia Medievale, Policraticus, Medieval and Neolatin Texts, Filosofia, and Giovanni di Salisbury
This book is a detailed but accessible treatment of the political thought of John of Salisbury, a twelfth-century author and educationalist who rose from a modest background to become Bishop of Chartres. It shows how aspects of John's... more
This book is a detailed but accessible treatment of the political thought of John of Salisbury, a twelfth-century author and educationalist who rose from a modest background to become Bishop of Chartres. It shows how aspects of John's thought - such as his views on political cooperation and virtuous rulership - were inspired by the writings of Roman philosophers, notably Cicero and Seneca. Investigating how John accessed and adapted the classics, the book argues that he developed a hybrid political philosophy by taking elements from Roman Stoic sources and combining them with insights from patristic writings. By situating his ideas in their political and intellectual context, it offers a reassessment of John's political thought, as well as a case study in classical reception of relevance to students and scholars of political philosophy and the history of ideas.
This article investigates a series of additions made to JRL Gaster MS 2037, a newly identified copy of Peter of Poitiers’ Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi. Following a detailed description and dating of the manuscript, it... more
This article investigates a series of additions made to JRL Gaster MS 2037, a newly identified copy of Peter of Poitiers’ Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi. Following a detailed description and dating of the manuscript, it investigates two sets of additions to the roll in depth. It establishes that the rst motive behind the inclusion of such additions was educative – serving to extend the historic information given in the Compendium, while the second motive was devotional – elevating the status of the Virgin Mary through the enhancement of her genealogical record. Given the fact that the manuscript was produced in the mid- fifteenth century, this focus on the Virgin likely had a polemic purpose, situating the manuscript in the context of debates over the Immaculate Conception, and using Alexander Nequam’s Expositio super Cantica canticorum to this end. In identifying the sources used, as well as the limits on the compiler imposed by the physical form of the roll, this examination of Gaster MS 2037 offers an insight into the later reception of this popular text.
This article investigates the curriculum taught at Chartres during the bishopric of Fulbert (1006– 1028) with particular reference to a poetic work, the Rithmus de distantia dialectice et rethoricae, that has conventionally been... more
This article investigates the curriculum taught at Chartres during the bishopric of Fulbert (1006– 1028) with particular reference to a poetic work, the Rithmus de distantia dialectice et rethoricae, that has conventionally been attributed to the bishop. A thorough examination of the manuscript sources, bringing to light new and understudied copies of the text, probes this attribution. As manuscript evidence suggests that the text circulated contemporaneously in a number of educational centers in the early eleventh century, it is proposed that the text may be an anonymous epitome of Boethius’s De topicis differentiis IV that became associated with Fulbert only later. The article also introduces a fragmentary definition of ars, newly discov- ered in a number of manuscripts associated with Fulbert, that may present an alternative snapshot of learn- ing in Chartres in this period.
This article aims to demonstrate the relationship between diagrammatic glossing and the interpretation of the text of the Rhetorica ad Herennium in the eleventh to thirteenth centuries. Using four manuscripts containing marginal dia-... more
This article aims to demonstrate the relationship between diagrammatic glossing and the interpretation of the text of the Rhetorica ad Herennium in the eleventh to thirteenth centuries. Using four manuscripts containing marginal dia- grammatic notations to the text, the article shows how the pseudo-Ciceronian manual was first read through the lens of De inventione, with cross-referencing between the two texts common, while in the later period the diagrams tended to summarise the text as given, using mnemonic techniques such as division and enumeration to prompt and formulate the diagrams. In so doing, the article shows how diagrammatic glossing is a valuable alternative to textual glossing, and an important knowledge management device.
This article focuses on John of Salisbury’s analysis of contemporary Rome (its citizenry, its revived “republican” institutions, its ecclesiastical role, and its ancient symbolism), examining the extent to which John’s study and use of... more
This article focuses on John of Salisbury’s analysis of contemporary Rome (its citizenry, its revived “republican” institutions, its ecclesiastical role, and its ancient symbolism), examining the extent to which John’s study and use of classical Roman political ideas was interwoven with his perceptions of the contemporary city. It argues that John’s use of Rome as a metaphor, specifically the trope of the avaricious Roman, had a significant impact on John’s critique and presentation of contemporary political events such as the re-establishment of the Senate, the difficulties experienced by the papacy in their efforts to control Rome, and the controversial activities of Arnold of Brescia.