La «Passió» catalana del segle XIV: estudi preliminar d'un poema inèdit

Abstract

The Passion of Jesus constitutes a highly productive subject for medieval literature and is developed in different formats, some more narrative in character, others dramatic and still some in the form of dialogues. This article presents a Catalan Passió from the 14th century comprising 666 verses and contained in a manuscript held by the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. After giving an overview of this hitherto neglected poem and its material features, the article presents a detailed analysis of the text and its various thematic sections; at the same time, the text is compared to another Catalan Passiófrom the same period and transmitted through a codex from the Segarra region, which had been transcribed and (fragmentarily) published in the early 20th century. In comparison to this text, the Parisian Passió turns out to be rather short and concise, void of digressions and particularly suited for dramatic performance.