Description
Book SynopsisThis book brings together, in a modern English translation, a selection of relevant medieval texts that are determined by wisdom. Mostly hidden in a literary framework, the messages contained in these excerpts prove to be highly valuable for all people throughout time, addressing ethical, moral, and religious values and ideals. Critical discussions of the meaning of wisdom frame the text anthology.
Table of ContentsIntroduction – Dedication – Acknowledgment – Petrus/ Peter Alfonsi, Disciplina clericalis: A Jewish- Christian Perspective from Early Twelfth- Century Aragón – Marie de France, Fables: A Late- Twelfth- Century Anglo- Norman Voice – Der Stricker: A Thirteenth- Century Middle High German Didactic Poet – Freidank’s Bescheidenheit: Memorial Didactic Stanzas – Gesta Romanorum: A Late Medieval Narrative Compilation: Religious and Philosophical Messages – Ulrich Bonerius, The Gemstone: A Swiss Dominican Author Tells Us the Truth – Don Juan Manuel: A Fourteenth- Century Castilian Master Poet and Didact – Die Historia von den sieben weisen Meistern: und dem Kaiser Diocletianus / The History of the Seven Wise Masters and the Emperor Diocletian: Late Medieval Didactic- Literary Reflections – A Burgher’s Son: Friendship within the Literary Discourse – Heinrich Kaufringer: A Late Medieval German Poet Reveals the Power of Wisdom – Epilogue
