UID:
almahu_9949703926202882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789047444473
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles 2009
Content:
From c. 1100 until c. 1170, Latin prosimetrical texts characterized by dialogue, allegory, and philosophical speculation enjoyed a notable popularity within the cultural ambit of the French cathedral schools. Inspired by Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy , the prosimetrum writers applied his literary techniques to the ethical and anthropological concerns of their own era, producing texts of great artistry in the process. This book investigates the rise of the Boethian impulse in Latin, the innovations of the twelfth-century writers, the difficulties that arose when they attempted to recapture the certainty that characterized the Consolation , and the survival of aspects of this literary mode in later Latin and vernacular literature.
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Preliminary Material /
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Introduction The Writing Of Prosimetrum In The Middle Ages /
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Chapter One. The Authority Of The Consolation /
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Chapter Two. The Interlocutors /
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Chapter Three. Situating The Self /
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Chapter Four. Truth And Instability In The Prosimetra /
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Chapter Five. Fabulous Philosophizing After 1170 /
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Appendix I. Prose And Poetry In The Prosimetra /
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Appendix II. Hildebert Of Lavardin, The Complaint And Quarrel Of The Body And The Soul /
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Appendix III. Lawrence Of Durham, Consolation On The Death Of A Friend /
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Bibliography /
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Index /
Additional Edition:
Ordering chaos ISBN 9789004174115 (hardback : alk. paper)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004174117 (hardback : alk. paper)
Language:
English
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