Authority and imitation : : a study of the Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris / / by Mark Kauntze.
The Cosmographia is one of the most inventive and enigmatic works of medieval literature. Mark Kauntze argues that this allegory of creation is best understood as a product of the vibrant intellectual culture of twelfth-century France. Bernard Silvestris established the authority of his treatise by...
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| Superior document: | Mittellateinische Studien und Texte, Volume 47 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mittellateinische Studien und Texte ;
Volume 47. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 Bernard and the Schools of Tours
- 2 The Science of the Cosmographia
- 3 The Theology of the Cosmographia
- 4 Bernard’s Readers
- Conclusion
- Appendix I: Synopsis of the Cosmographia
- Appendix II: Census of Cosmographia Manuscripts
- Bibliography
- Index of Manuscripts
- General Index.