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Francesc Eiximenis - An Anthology (Paperback)
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Francesc Eiximenis - An Anthology (Paperback)
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A selection from the works of the Catalan Franciscan, Francesc
Eiximenis. Francesc Eiximenis is an outstanding figure in the ranks
of the mendicant orders who, in the late Middle Ages, strove to
educate the lower echelons of society. Born in Gerona, around 1330,
probably to a comfortable middle-class family, Eiximenis entered
the Franciscan order at a very early age, studied in Oxford, and
probably also in Paris, and obtained the degree of master of
theology in Toulouse. Later he combined teaching with the composing
of his works. Among these stands out the monumental and widely
known Lo Crestia (The Christian), in which Eiximenis aimed to
include all contemporary university knowledge, adapted for a lay
public whose basic level of instruction was far below that of
clerics. The same didactic purpose is seen in the Libro de los
angeles (Book of the Angels), the Libro de las mujeres (Book of the
Women) and the Vita Christi. Eiximenis, by then bishop of Elna,
died in 1409. Among the many themes that recur in his extensive
literary production, this anthology concentrates on his ideas on
the transmission of knowledge, on education and on culture. The
introduction and selection of texts is by David Guixeras and Xavier
Renedo. ROBERT D. HUGHES is a translator and researcher with
particular expertise in the fields of fine art, the history of
ideas and Catalan culture. Published in association with Editorial
Barcino
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