Francis of Assisi and His "Canticle of Brother Sun" Reassessed

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-30696-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 169 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3551 g

Reihe: The New Middle Ages

Bringing the skills of a literary historian to the subject, Brian Moloney considers the genesis of Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of Brother Sun to show how it works as a carefully composed work of art. The study examines the saint's life and times, the structure of the poem, the features of its style, and the range of its possible meanings.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moloney, B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Moloney is Emeritus Professor at the University of Hull and the University of Wollongong.