A 16th Century Russian Revision of the Catenae on the Prophets and the Simplicity of the Russian Literary Language

Occupation: Leading Researcher, Department of Linguistic Source Studies and History of the Russian Literary Language
Affiliation: Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Moscow, Russian Federation

Journal name

Slavianovedenie

Edition

Issue 2

Pages

39-53

Abstract

The Russian recension of the Old Bulgarian translation of the Catenae on the Prophets has been preserved in an Old Testament codex dating to the middle or end of the second quarter of the 16th century. The editor used such sources as the Prophetologion, the Psalter Canticles, Cosmas Indicopleustes’s Christian Topography, and others. He sought to to maintain the traditional literary language and at the same time to make the biblical text more clear and comprehensible, and to bring it into accord with the liturgical usage. The recension of the Old Bulgarian translation reflected a «reassessment of values» and a critical attitude towards the old South Slavonic heritage among Russian bookmen of the first half and middle of the 16th century.

Keywords

Prophetologion, Psalter, psalter canticles, protograph, original, manuscript witness, text editing

Received

06.05.2022

Publication date

11.05.2022

Number of characters

35445

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GOST	Kalugin V. A 16th Century Russian Revision of the Catenae on the Prophets and the «Simplicity» of the Russian Literary Language // Slavianovedenie – 2022. – Issue 2 C. 39-53 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://slav.jes.su/S0869544X0019020-5-1 (circulation date: 25.03.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0019020-5
MLA	Kalugin, Vasiliy "A 16th Century Russian Revision of the Catenae on the Prophets and the «Simplicity» of the Russian Literary Language." Slavianovedenie 2 (2022):39-53. DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0019020-5
APA	Kalugin V. (2022). A 16th Century Russian Revision of the Catenae on the Prophets and the «Simplicity» of the Russian Literary Language. Slavianovedenie (2), pp.39-53 DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0019020-5

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