Medieval 'Artes Praedicandi' : A Synthesis of Scholastic Sermon Structure /

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In late medieval times theologians and preachers in Western Europe adopted a distinct and rigidly structured sermon format. The scholastic sermon was taught through technical treatises known as artes praedicandi. Wenzel focuses on the main features of the sermon. This book also includes a list of fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wenzel, Siegfried, 1928- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : Published for the Medieval Academy of America by University of Toronto Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sermons, Medieval.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Preaching.
Rhetorique medievale.
Sermons medievaux > Histoire et critique.
Preaching > Study and teaching > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Sermons, Medieval > History and criticism.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In late medieval times theologians and preachers in Western Europe adopted a distinct and rigidly structured sermon format. The scholastic sermon was taught through technical treatises known as artes praedicandi. Wenzel focuses on the main features of the sermon. This book also includes a list of forty-two major surviving artes praedicandi, discussing the evolution of the genre. --Book jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (152 pages).
ISBN:9781442622227

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