Published: 2018-09-131

Coincidence Sacrum and Profanum in Aesthetics of Walahfrid Strabo (c. 808-849) (Contemplation Based on a Naturalistic Poem De cultura hortorum)

Małgorzata Chudzikowska-Wołoszyn
Humanities and Natural Sciences
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.840

Abstract

The main purpose of this article was to shown an aesthetics sensibility of Carolingian monk and man of learning - Walahfrid Strabo. The base of an analysis was a written by Strabon a botanical masterpiece De cultura hortorum. Very deep reflection of this early middle ages monk proved that the Ancient and a Christian world’s - in one hand - so far away from each other they - in fact - were very similar. Determinat of this coincidence were not only the universality of a Latin language but also gradually adopted, realized and converted art and philosophy. Strabon took very important place in a process of formation an aesthetic thought. He is a connecting link between Alcuin who foretell a conception of order and John Scottus Eriugena which aforementioned order dared to spectacularly defined as a Christian aesthetic based on Grecian and Roman thought.

Keywords:

Walahfrid Strabo, Aesthetics of the early middle ages, Carolingian aesthetics, Carolingian literature, nature, conception of beauty

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Chudzikowska-Wołoszyn, M. (2018). Coincidence Sacrum and Profanum in Aesthetics of Walahfrid Strabo (c. 808-849) (Contemplation Based on a Naturalistic Poem De cultura hortorum). Humanities and Natural Sciences, (17), 273–288. https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.840

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