UID:
almafu_9958352324602883
Format:
1 online resource (352 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812202298
Series Statement:
The Middle Ages Series
Content:
Daniel Hobbins argues for a new understanding of Jean Gerson as a public intellectual and a man of letters and publicist, actively managing the diffusion of his works in a period of rapid expansion in written culture.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Illustrations and Maps --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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1. Gerson as Bookman: Prescribing ‘‘the Common School of Theological Truth’’ --
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2. Justifying Authorship: New Diseases and New Cures --
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3. A Tour of Medieval Authorship: Late Works and Poetry --
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4. Literary Expression: Logic, Rhetoric, and Scholarly Vice --
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5. The Schoolman as Public Intellectual: Implications of the Late Medieval Tract --
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6. Publishing Before Print (1): A Series of Publishing Moments --
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7. Publishing Before Print (2): From Coterie Readership to Massive Market --
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Conclusion --
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List of Abbreviations --
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Appendix: Gerson Manuscripts in Carthusian and Celestine Monasteries --
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Notes --
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Selected Bibliography --
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Index of Manuscripts --
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Index of Works by Gerson --
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General Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812202298
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202298
