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John of Wales

A Study of the Works and Ideas of a Thirteenth-Century Friar [Paperback]

by Jenny Swanson

    • Author

      Jenny Swanson

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      June 2002

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      John of Wales

      Today's Price £33.18

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      This book examines the selected writings of John of Wales, a thirteenth-century Franciscan scholar. Though overshadowed historically by men like Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, John contributed significantly to the preaching explosion of the later Middle Ages, devoting his scholastic energies to the production of encyclopedic preaching aids for the growing number of the devout and learned emerging from the new universities. Through a detailed analysis of his world view, the author establishes John's strong interest in politics and contemporary social issues and helps to explain why his writings appealed to young preachers and the popular imagination. John's historic popularity and literary influence are also fully explored. His works seem to have been an important source of classical material for European literary texts of the period, and therefore, in addition to historians and theologians, this unprecedented book will appeal to those interested in the survival and transmission of Greek and Latin literature.

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      • Author

        Jenny Swanson

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        June 2002

      • Weight

        409g

      • Page Count

        320

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 19 mm

      • ISBN

        9780521520324

      • ISBN-10

        0521520320

      • Eden Code

        1192217

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      • Author/Creator: Jenny Swanson

      • ISBN: 9780521520324

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: June 2002

      • Weight: 409g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 19 mm

      • Eden Code: 1192217

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