The sound deception. Brief considerations on “ventriloquism” in the Late Latin and Medieval period
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https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v6i1.14914Keywords:
engastrimuthos, ventriloquists, Caroli Magni Capitulare de imaginibus, Late Latin and Medieval periodAbstract
Starting from the description of the Engastrimythes contained in a passage from the fourth book of “La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel” by F. Rabelais (1552) and referring back to recent studies in the Greek context, the article proposes a brief investigation about “ventriloquism” in the Late Latin and Medieval period, showing semantic developments and specializations of the term and then focusing the attention to the critical watershed provided by a chapter of the Caroli Magni Capitulare de imaginibus until reaching the threshold of the Renaissance.References
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