Acedia y eutrapelia en algunos textos medievales españoles

Authors

  • Jorge Norberto Ferro Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina ; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliográficas y Crítica Textual (Seminario de Edición y Crítica Textual "Dr. Germán Orduna")

Keywords:

Acedia, Eutrapelia, Sloth, Sadness, Middle Ages

Abstract

The idea of “acedia” was narrowing itself with the passing of the time up to confine itself to what is understood as mere laziness, while up to last Middle Ages it still kept its wider meaning of “sadness in view of the Good”, as we can see in many cases. Even more remarkable is its contrast with the virtue of “eutrapelia”, not in the same level, certainly, but implying an interesting relation

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Published

2019-04-23

How to Cite

Ferro, J. N. (2019). Acedia y eutrapelia en algunos textos medievales españoles. Letras, (67-68), 77–86. Retrieved from https://e-revistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/LET/article/view/1794