John Of Wales: A Study Of The Works And Ideas Of A Thirteenth-century Friar (cambridge Studies In Medieval Life And Thought: Fourth Series)
by Jenny Swanson /
1989 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
