Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism
|
Buy Now
John of Wales - A Study of the Works and Ideas of a Thirteenth-Century Friar (Paperback, New Ed)
Loot Price: R1,406
Discovery Miles 14 060
|
|
John of Wales - A Study of the Works and Ideas of a Thirteenth-Century Friar (Paperback, New Ed)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
This book examines the selected writings of John of Wales, a thirteenth-century Franciscan scholar. Though overshadowed historically by men like Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, John contributed significantly to the preaching explosion of the later Middle Ages, devoting his scholastic energies to the production of encyclopedic preaching aids for the growing number of the devout and learned emerging from the new universities. Through a detailed analysis of his world view, the author establishes John’s strong interest in politics and contemporary social issues and helps to explain why his writings appealed to young preachers and the popular imagination. John’s historic popularity and literary influence are also fully explored. His works seem to have been an important source of classical material for European literary texts of the period, and therefore, in addition to historians and theologians, this unprecedented book will appeal to those interested in the survival and transmission of Greek and Latin literature.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.