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  1. Francis of Assisi and his "Canticle of Brother Sun" reassessed
    Autor*in: Moloney, Brian
    Erschienen: 2013
    Verlag:  Palgrave Macmillan, New York

    "In his fairly short life - he lived from 1181 or 1182 to 1226 - Francis of Assisi wrote relatively little, but he taught, preached and lived so influentially, so charismatically, that his voice still speaks to us across the centuries. His Canticle... mehr

    Standort:
    Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
    Signatur:
    64.451
    Fernleihe:
    uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe
    Link zum Verbundkatalog:
    Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund (GBV)

     

    "In his fairly short life - he lived from 1181 or 1182 to 1226 - Francis of Assisi wrote relatively little, but he taught, preached and lived so influentially, so charismatically, that his voice still speaks to us across the centuries. His Canticle of Brother Sun has been paid little attention by literary critics, despite being one of the first known works of literature in the Italian language. Bringing the skills of a literary historian to the subject, Brian Moloney considers the genesis of the canticle to show how it works as a carefully composed work of art, rather than as a spontaneous effusion of feeling. The book also includes a line by line commentary on the canticle. "-- "In his fairly short life-he lived from 1181 or1882 to 1226-Francis of Assisi wrote relatively little, but he taught, preached and lived so influentially, so charismatically, that his voice still speaks to us across the centuries. His spirituality finds full expression in his celebrated and much loved Canticle of Brother Sun. This book examines the genesis of the Canticle in the context of the saint's life and times, as well as analyzing the structure of the poem, the features of its style, and the range of its possible meanings. The book includes a line by line commentary on the canticle"--

     
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    Quelle: Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
    Beteiligt: Francis
    Sprache: Englisch; Italienisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    Format: Druck
    ISBN: 9781137306968
    Schriftenreihe: The new Middle Ages
    Schlagworte: Christian poetry, Italian; Spirituality in literature; Nature; Chivalry in literature
    Weitere Schlagworte: Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226): Cantico di frate sole
    Umfang: xxvi, 169 pages, 23 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-161) and index

    Machine generated contents note:Il cantico di frate sole (Italian text and facing translation) -- Il cantico di frate sole (An alternative translation) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A man of his time -- 3. Praise and pain: the composition of the Canticle -- 4. Words and meanings -- 5. Form and structure -- 6. Francis's Mysticism and the Canticle -- 7. 'My Sister Death' -- 8. The Canticle and its contexts -- 9. The 'Knight of Christ': Christian chivalry in the Canticle -- 10. A Commentary on the Canticle -- 11. Conclusion.