Francis of Assisi and His "Canticle of Brother Sun" Reassessed

ISBN-13: 9781137306968 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 169 str.

Brian Moloney

Opis

In his fairly short life - he lived from 1181 or 1182 to 1226 - Francis of Assisi wrote relatively little, but he taught, preached and lived so influentially, so charismatically, that his voice still speaks to us across the centuries. His Canticle of Broth

Recenzje

"[Moloney's] book is comprehensive, well informed, and clearly presented. It certainly serves the purpose of introducing first-time readers to the canticle by offering all the essential ingredients to interpret and analyse it from a literary, theological, and spiritual point of view." - Modern Language Review

Spis treści

Il cantico di frate sole (Italian text and facing translation) Il cantico di frate sole (An alternative translation) 1. Introduction 2. A man of his time 3. Praise and pain: the composition of the Canticle 4. Words and meanings 5. Form and structure 6. Francis's Mysticism and the Canticle 7. 'My Sister Death' 8. The Canticle and its contexts 9. The 'Knight of Christ': Christian chivalry in the Canticle 10. A Commentary on the Canticle 11. Conclusion

O autorze

Brian Moloney is Emeritus Professor at the University of Hull and the University of Wollongong.