Saint Francis of Assisi

In this outstanding and celebrated biography, the distinguished medievalist Jacques Le Goff paints a fascinating picture of the life of Francis of Assisi. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Sean L. Field.

List of contents

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Editon Sean L. Field List of Plates Preface to the French Edition Chronology Selected Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi 1. Francis of Assisi Between the Renewal and Restraints of Feudal Society 2. In Search of the True Saint Francis 3. The Vocabulary of Social Categories in Saint Francis of Assisi and his Thirteenth-Century Biographers 4. Franciscanism and Cultural Models of the Thirteenth Century. Bibliography Index

About the author

Jacques Le Goff (1924-2014) was one of the foremost historians and intellectuals of his generation. He was Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. His books include The Medieval World (1997), History and Memory (1996), Medieval Civilization 400-1500 (1990), and The Medieval Imagination (1988).

Summary

In this outstanding and celebrated biography, the distinguished medievalist Jacques Le Goff paints a fascinating picture of the life of Francis of Assisi. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Sean L. Field.

Product details

• Authors: Jacques Le Goff
• Assisted by: Sean L. Field (Foreword)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032534015
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253401-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; HISTORY / General, History of Religion, Medieval History, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, History and Archaeology