The Wisdom of the Middle Ages 9781633882133, 9781633882140, 1633882144

"An overview and appreciation of medieval literature for lay readers that takes account of major intellectual trend

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The Wisdom of the Middle Ages
 9781633882133, 9781633882140, 1633882144

Table of contents :
The Middle Ages: disintegration and renewal --
The New Testament and the invention of Christianity --
Augustine's Confessions: journey of a restless heart --
Boethius: the classical tradition on trial --
Beowulf and the heroic ideal --
Abelard and Heloise --
From epic to romance: the Song of Roland and the Arthurian adventures of Chretien de Troyes --
Francis and Aquinas: mendicant friars who transformed the Church --
Dante and the Commedia --
Boccaccio and the art of the story --
Chaucer on the road to Canterbury.

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