Ordering chaos : the self and the cosmos in twelfth-century Latin prosimetrum / / by Bridget K. Balint.
From c. 1100 until c. 1170, Latin prosimetrical texts characterized by dialogue, allegory, and philosophical speculation enjoyed a notable popularity within the cultural ambit of the French cathedral schools. Inspired by Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy , the prosimetrum writers applied his liter...
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| Superior document: | Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts, v. 3 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts ;
v. 3. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- The writing of prosimetrum in the Middle Ages
- The authority of the consolation
- The interlocutors
- Situating the self
- Truth and instability in the prosimetra
- Fabulous philosophizing after 1170
- Prose and poetry in the prosimetra
- Hildebert of Lavardin, The complaint and quarrel of the body and the soul
- Lawrence of Durham, Consolation on the death of a friend.