Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the scholastic culture of medieval Paris: preaching, prologues, and biblical commentary

"In this volume, Randall B. Smith provides a revisionist account of the scholastic culture that flourished in Paris during the High Middle Ages. Exploring the educational culture that informed the intellectual and mental habits of Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, he offers an in-depth study of t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Randall B. 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:Rezension
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"In this volume, Randall B. Smith provides a revisionist account of the scholastic culture that flourished in Paris during the High Middle Ages. Exploring the educational culture that informed the intellectual and mental habits of Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, he offers an in-depth study of the prologues and preaching skills of these two masters. Smith reveal the intricate interrelationships between the three duties of the master: lectio (reading), disputatio (debate), and praedicatio (preaching). He also analyzes each of Aquinas and Bonaventure's prologues from their student days to their final works, revealing both their artistry and their instructional character. Written in an engaging style, this book serves as an invaluable resource that will enable scholars and students to read thirteenth-century sermons, prologues, and biblical commentaries with greater understanding and ease"--
Physical Description:x, 452 Seiten
ISBN:9781108841153

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Indexes