Friars'' Tales - Sermon Exempla From the British Isles

Informationen zum Autor David Jones is a private scholar who lives in Edinburgh Klappentext David Jones has translated two important collections of short stories from the late thirteenth century that were assembled in the British Isles. The collections of narratives depict working daily life as well as offering a moral and theological insight into medieval life overall. Zusammenfassung David Jones has translated two important collections of short stories from the late thirteenth century that were assembled in the British Isles. The collections of narratives depict working daily life as well as offering a moral and theological insight into medieval life overall. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Series editor's forewordPrefaceList of abbreviationsIntroductionMedieval preaching and preaching aidsThe Liber Exemplorum The Cambridge Dominican CollectionExempla: transmission and contentTranslationsThe Liber ExemplorumSelected exempla from the Cambridge Dominican CollectionSelect bibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: David Jones
• Assisted by: Rosemary Horrox (Editor), Simon Maclean (Editor), David Jones (Translation), Jones David (Translation)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2011
• EAN: 9780719084249
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8424-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Manchester Medieval Sources; Manchester Medieval Sources
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval