The wisdom of the Middle Ages /
"An overview and appreciation of medieval literature for lay readers that takes account of major intellectual trends, various genres, and key historical figures of the period."--Provided by publisher.
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Amherst, New York :
Prometheus Books,
2016.
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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.