The Scientific Works of Robert Grosseteste, Volume I - Knowing and Speaking: Robert Grosseteste's De artibus liberalibus 'On the Liberal Arts' and De generatione sonorum 'On the Generation of Sounds' (Hardcover)

Few figures of the Middle Ages command the attention of so many modern disciplines as Robert Grosseteste (c. 1170-1253). Theology, Philosophy, History, and Science are all areas which his life and thought continue to have significance and to inspire re-interpretation. Accompanied by a series of original commentaries, this new edition of Grosseteste's work, with English translation, draws together the perspectives of modern scientists and medieval specialists. Volume I of a six volume series, Knowing and Speaking presents two of the earliest of Grosseteste's works, the treatises On the Liberal Arts and On the Generation of Sounds. These are accompanied by a significant Middle English treatise on the Seven Liberal Arts whose anonymous fifteenth-century author translated and excerpted passages from Grosseteste's treatises in a re-imagining of their structure and function. Each work is treated separately within the volume, which is constructed in three parts. On the Liberal Arts sets Grosseteste's thoughts on the arts subjects and emphasises moral concerns about the purpose of learning. On the Generation of Sounds builds on the theories and statements of On the Liberal Arts in connection to the production of sound, elaborating the earlier position, relating the generation of sounds to human vocal and speech production.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2019
Series editors:	Giles E M Gasper (Professor of High Medieval History) • Cecilia Panti (Associate Professor in History of Medieval Philosophy) • Tom McLeish (Professor of Natural Philosophy) • Hannah E. Smithson (Associate Professor)
Dimensions:	216 x 145 x 49mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	576
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-880551-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-880551-9
Barcode:	9780198805519

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