Umfang:
1 online resource (802 pages)
ISBN:
9783110253986
Serie:
Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture Ser v.6
Inhalt:
The aim of this English-language series on medieval studies is to establish a methodical, discerning connection between text analysis and cultural history. The series addresses the fundamental cultural themes of the medieval world from the perspective of literary studies and the humanities. These fundamental themes are the culture-formative conceptualizations, world views, social structures and everyday conditions of medieval life, namely, childhood and old age, sexuality, religion, medicine, rituals, work, poverty and wealth, superstition, earth and cosmos, city and country, war, emotions, communication, travel etc. Fundamentals of Medieval Culture pursues important current discussions in the field and provides a forum for interdisciplinary medieval research. The series is open to anthologies as well as monographs. The aim of the series is to present compendium-like works on the central topics of medieval cultural history that provide a sound overview of a limited subject area from the perspective of various disciplines. On the whole, the series thus presents an encyclopedia of medieval literary and cultural history and its main topics.
Inhalt:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: Friendship-The Quest for a Human Ideal and Value: From Antiquity to the Early Modern Time -- A. Early Modern Perspectives -- B. Friendship in Antiquity -- C. Marcus Tullius Cicero -- D. Friendship in Late Antiquity: Bishop (Saint) Augustine -- E. Friendship from the Early Middle Ages to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries -- F. Friendship in Twelfth-Century English Monastic Circles: The Case of Aelred of Rievaulx -- G. Theological Approaches to Friendship: Thomas Aquinas -- H. A Variety of Voices: Old and New. Retrospectives and Innovative Perspectives on Friendship -- I. Friendship and Women: Still a Somewhat Unchartered Territory -- J. The Homosocial vs. the Homoerotic -- K. Friendship at the Courts -- L. Friendship between People and Animals: Interconnectedness of Culture and Nature -- M. Vernacular Medieval Spanish Commentators -- N. Friendship in the Italian World of Intellectuals: The Case of Brunetto Latini -- O. Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch, as Proponents of the Ideal of Friendship: Voices from the Early Italian Renaissance -- P. Religious Friendship in the Late Middle Ages: Thomas à Kempis -- Q. Friendship in Late-Medieval German Literature: Sebastian Brant: A Last Hurrah for a Traditional Ethical Ideal? -- R. Friendship in Late-Medieval and Early-Modern Literature: A Variety of Vernacular Voices -- S. Women as Friends in the Middle Ages and Beyond: Still a Thorny Issue -- T. Women and Friendship (By Marilyn Sandidge) -- U. Early Modern Friendships: Additional Perspectives (By Marilyn Sandidge) -- V. The Opinion of the Encyclopedists: At the Threshold of Modernity -- W. Some Concluding Remarks -- X. Summaries of the Contributions to This Volume -- Y. The Decline of the Friendship Ideal? The Transformation of a Trope. Some Final Reflections.
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ISBN 9783110253979
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783110253979
Sprache:
Englisch
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Mehr zum Autor:
Classen, Albrecht 1956-
