The Middle English lai Sir Orfeo combines elements from the Greco-Roman, Christian, and Northern European folkloric traditions in a narrative which is both a successful romance and a text informed by Christian allegory. Through an examination of the poem's possible sources and analogues, I demonstrate that the lai's representation of Orpheus is rooted in the archaic Greek myth of Orpheus' triumphant rescue of individuals from the underworld. In Sir Orfeo, the early myth's emphasis on Orpheus' positive qualities—in particular his musical prowess—and its continuation in the literature and art of early Christianity is merged with folkloric elements which similarly focus on the power of music to defeat the destructive forces of the otherworld...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
The Middle English Sir Orfeo presents a medievalized version of the classical myth of Orpheus that s...
Convergence and Divergence in the interpretation of the myth of Orpheus : From Clement of Alexandria...
“Fishes leapt out from the blue water because of his sweet music”. Music, poetry and soul in Orpheus...
In the Middle English Breton lay, Sir Orfeo (c. 1340), the Underworld transforms from its classical ...
The Middle English romance Sir Orfeo presents a medievalized version of the classical myth of Orpheu...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
The paper focuses on an example of multiple-step reception: the contribution of the classical story ...
Although absent from early Archaic sources by the sixth century BCE Orpheus the poet had become syno...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
The Middle English Sir Orfeo presents a medievalized version of the classical myth of Orpheus that s...
Convergence and Divergence in the interpretation of the myth of Orpheus : From Clement of Alexandria...
“Fishes leapt out from the blue water because of his sweet music”. Music, poetry and soul in Orpheus...
In the Middle English Breton lay, Sir Orfeo (c. 1340), the Underworld transforms from its classical ...
The Middle English romance Sir Orfeo presents a medievalized version of the classical myth of Orpheu...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
The paper focuses on an example of multiple-step reception: the contribution of the classical story ...
Although absent from early Archaic sources by the sixth century BCE Orpheus the poet had become syno...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
The Middle English Sir Orfeo presents a medievalized version of the classical myth of Orpheus that s...
Convergence and Divergence in the interpretation of the myth of Orpheus : From Clement of Alexandria...