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Ordering chaos : the self and the cosmos in twelfth-century Latin prosimetrum /

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 a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Balint, Bridget K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Colección:Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts ; v. 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The writing of prosimetrum in the Middle Ages
  • The authority of the consolation
  • The interlocutors
  • Situating the self
  • Truth and instability in the prosimetra
  • Fabulous philosophizing after 1170
  • Prose and poetry in the prosimetra
  • Hildebert of Lavardin, The complaint and quarrel of the body and the soul
  • Lawrence of Durham, Consolation on the death of a friend.