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Peter of Ireland, Writings on Natural Philosophy
show More to view fulltext, buy and share links for:Peter of Ireland, Writings on Natural Philosophy show Less to hide fulltext, buy and share links for: Peter of Ireland, Writings on Natural PhilosophyPeter of Ireland (Petrus de Ybernia) was born sometime around the beginning of the thirteenth century in Ireland, probably of a Norman family. He probably left Ireland aged around age 15 to pursue his studies abroad. His interest in medical and scientific questions would suggest a stay at Oxford, whereas his approach to logic would suggest a Parisian influence. By the middle of the century he was Professor of Logic and Natural Philosophy at the University at Naples. Peter is perhaps one of the best known of medieval Irish thinkers on the continent owing to the fact that he was held to be the teacher of the young Thomas Aquinas at Naples University from 1239-44. As such, it would be he who, in all likelihood, first introduced Thomas to the study of Aristotle and perhaps also to the commentaries of Avicenna and Averroes. The works presented here date from at least a decade later, and relate to lectures given at Naples in the 1250s and 1260s. The extent to which he was held in respect by his contemporaries is to be seen in his solution (determinatio) to the disputed question on the origin of the design of an animal’s body which was held before King Manfred around 1260. It was, perhaps the culmination of a famous scholarly career.
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Predigen im Karolingerreich
show More to view fulltext, buy and share links for:Predigen im Karolingerreich show Less to hide fulltext, buy and share links for: Predigen im KarolingerreichBy supporting the Christianization process within their realm, Carolingian rulers not only served matters of faith, obedience, and healing of the soul; they also intended to unify the conquered tribes, remove their pagan traditions, and strengthen royal power. Carolingian sermon collections provide significant insights into the cultural, political, and social background to the process of Christianization in the Carolingian world. Five sample collections compiled by leading intellectuals are now explored extensively and comparatively for the first time.
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Pierre Abélard, L’Hymnaire du Paraclet
show More to view fulltext, buy and share links for:Pierre Abélard, L’Hymnaire du Paraclet show Less to hide fulltext, buy and share links for: Pierre Abélard, L’Hymnaire du ParacletLes œuvres en vers les plus célèbres d’Abélard sont ces poèmes d’amour composés pour Héloïse au temps qu’il la séduisait ; mais ils sont perdus, et c’est en vain qu’on les cherche. La célébrité de ces textes inconnus a laissé dans l’ombre d’autres poèmes qui, eux, sont bien parvenus jusqu’à nous. Eux aussi ont été composés pour Héloïse, d’une certaine manière ; eux aussi sont, d’une certaine manière, des produits de l’amour, et même des poèmes d’amour. Il s’agit des hymnes que, dans les années 1130, Abélard composa pour le monastère dont Héloïse était la supérieure, le Paraclet. Leur série, presque complète, constitue au fil de l’année liturgique un itinéraire spirituel et intellectuel d’une cohérence inégalée. Ces hymnes ne sont pas seulement des témoins d’une tentative quasiment inouïe dans l’histoire du christianisme de réformer la totalité de la liturgie : ils sont aussi la pensée d’un théologien exceptionnel coulée dans les vers d’un poète génial. L’Hymnaire du Paraclet mérite bien ainsi, à de multiples titres, d'être appelé un monument de la culture occidentale. Ce volume offre à la fois le texte latin original, entièrement établi et contrôlé sur les manuscrits, et, en regard, l'une des premières traductions complètes de l'Hymnaire, et la première en français.
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Public Opinion and Political Contest in Late Medieval Paris
show More to view fulltext, buy and share links for:Public Opinion and Political Contest in Late Medieval Paris show Less to hide fulltext, buy and share links for: Public Opinion and Political Contest in Late Medieval ParisPublic Opinion and Political Contest presents an important historiographical intervention regarding the emergence of larger political publics during the fifteenth century. The study analyses political interaction and public opinion in medieval Europe’s largest city through the lens of the only continuous narrative source compiled in Paris during the early fifteenth century, the well-known Journal d’un bourgeois de Paris. Examining one of the most turbulent periods in Paris’ history, which witnessed civil conflict and English occupation, the monograph contributes substantially to understandings of late medieval popular opinion conceptually and empirically, revealing Parisian groups bound by shared idioms and assumptions engaging with supralocal movements. Through an assessment of contemporary reactions to official communication, protest in public space, rumour and civic ceremony, the book presents a timely mirror to themes in flux today, addressing historiographical conclusions that have relegated premodern societies from considerations of the public sphere. As a result, this nuanced assessment of the Journal d’un bourgeois de Paris reveals how access to informational media and forums for discussion bound Parisians and framed a wider commentary upon political issues beyond the highest echelons of medieval society.
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