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Peter Caxaro's Cantilena
Peter Caxaro
Born
c. 1400
Mdina, Malta
Died
August 1485
Mdina, Malta
Occupation(s)
Philosophy, Poetry
Pietru "Peter" Caxaro (c. 1400 – 1485) was a Maltese philosopher and poet. He is so far Malta's first known philosopher, fragments of whose works are extant. His philosophical views and positions qualify him as an honourable adherent of the mediaeval humanist movement. His contribution skilfully stands as a mature reflection of the social and cultural revival of his time.
Caxaro's cultural preparation and his humanistic character, together with his philosophy, entirely reflect the peculiar force, functions and needs of a Mediterranean people whose golden age had still to come, but whose mental constitution and mode of expression were readily set. The discovery of the man and his philosophy is immeasurably relevant to further recognition of the wise tenure of an ancient civilization.
No portrait of Caxaro has been found.
Peter Caxaro's tomb memorial at St. Dominic's Church, Rabat, Malta
Pietru "Peter" Caxaro (c. 1400 – 1485) was a Maltese philosopher and poet. He is so far Malta's first known philosopher, fragments of whose works are...
in the first ever Maltese document (that we know of) Il-Kantilena by PietruCaxaro, which makes sense as he was of spanish descent (hence the surname)...
The oldest known document in Maltese, Il-Kantilena (Xidew il-Qada) by PietruCaxaro, dates from the 15th century. The earliest known Maltese dictionary...
respectable one. The oldest known literary text in the Maltese language is PietruCaxaro's poem, Il-Kantilena (c. 1470 to 1485) (also known as Xidew il-Qada)...
demon [...] - gets in without invitation from its residents" (p. 186). PietruCaxaro - philosopher and poet Gasper Grima - philosopher John Constance Parnis...
Capranica, Italian theologian, canonist, statesman, and cardinal (d. 1458) PietruCaxaro, Maltese philosopher and poet (d. 1485) Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester...
1469/70 Giovanni Boccaccio – The Decameron (completed 1353) c. 1470–85 PietruCaxaro – Il Cantilena, oldest known Maltese text 1471 Marsilio Ficino (translator)...
at Luqa. The oldest extant literary text in the Maltese language is PietruCaxaro's poem, Il-Kantilena (circa 1470 to 1485) (also known as Xidew il-Qada)...
subsequently collaborated on studying the text, its author PietruCaxaro and its copyist Brandano Caxaro. In 1975, Fsadni was awarded the Rothmans Prize for...
John Lydgate, The Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr c.1470–1485 – PietruCaxaro, Il Cantilena, oldest known Maltese text c.1480s – Robert Henryson,...
Christian saint (1967) Caroline Cauchi – Maltese philanthropist (2007) PietruCaxaro – Maltese philosopher and poet (1985) Bobby Charlton – English footballer...
in the Maltese language, a 15th-century poem called Il-Kantilena by PietruCaxaro, is preserved at the Notarial Archives. It was discovered by Godfrey...
for the fifth time. In 2009, Sammut presented a reinterpretation of PietruCaxaro's poem "Xidew il-qada" (also known as "Il Cantilena"), the oldest written...
Maltese poet and philosopher Peter Caxaro, publishing books such as Pietru Caxaru u l-Kantilena tieghu (Peter Caxaro and his Cantilena, 1992; second edition...
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