This article explores the appearance of the harp and the relation between this instrument and its player, generally a king or an Orpheus-like figure, in medieval English and Scottish literature, from Beowulf to fifteenth-century Scottish poets such as Robert Henryson or the author of the Liber Pluscardensis. Reference is made to the symbology of the harp in early Christian theology, as well as to its role in medieval theories of politics and good government.
Medieval Harps and Their Kingly Players
PETRINA, ALESSANDRA
2005
Abstract
This article explores the appearance of the harp and the relation between this instrument and its player, generally a king or an Orpheus-like figure, in medieval English and Scottish literature, from Beowulf to fifteenth-century Scottish poets such as Robert Henryson or the author of the Liber Pluscardensis. Reference is made to the symbology of the harp in early Christian theology, as well as to its role in medieval theories of politics and good government.
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