Kauntze, Mark.
Authority and Imitation : A Study of the Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (233 pages) - Mittellateinische Studien und Texte Ser. ; v.47 . - Mittellateinische Studien und Texte Ser. .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Texts and Translations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Bernard and the Schools of Tours -- The City and Its Schools -- Ars dictaminis -- Poetry and Imitation -- Chapter 2 The Science of the Cosmographia -- The Mixed Form -- Platonic Themes and Variations -- Medicine and Astrology -- The Purpose of Natural Science -- Chapter 3 The Theology of the Cosmographia -- Platonism and Christianity -- The Trinity -- The Fall -- The Incarnation -- The Function of integumentum -- Chapter 4 Bernard's Readers -- The Standard Gloss -- The Laudian Gloss -- Quotation and Imitation -- Alan of Lille and Peter Lombard -- Conclusion -- Appendix I Synopsis of the Cosmographia -- Appendix II Census of Cosmographia Manuscripts -- Bibliography -- Index of Manuscripts -- General Index.
In Authority and Imitation Mark Kauntze presents a new reading of the twelfth-century Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris, showing how this allegory of creation adapted ancient authorities to contemporary debates about natural philosophy.
9789004268357
Bernard Silvestris, -- active 1136 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Bernard Silvestris, -- active 1136. -- Cosmographia.
Cosmology, Medieval -- Poetry.
Didactic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- History and criticism.
Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
Tours (France) -- Intellectual life.
Electronic books.
PA8275.B25 -- .K386 2014eb
189
Authority and Imitation : A Study of the Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (233 pages) - Mittellateinische Studien und Texte Ser. ; v.47 . - Mittellateinische Studien und Texte Ser. .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Texts and Translations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Bernard and the Schools of Tours -- The City and Its Schools -- Ars dictaminis -- Poetry and Imitation -- Chapter 2 The Science of the Cosmographia -- The Mixed Form -- Platonic Themes and Variations -- Medicine and Astrology -- The Purpose of Natural Science -- Chapter 3 The Theology of the Cosmographia -- Platonism and Christianity -- The Trinity -- The Fall -- The Incarnation -- The Function of integumentum -- Chapter 4 Bernard's Readers -- The Standard Gloss -- The Laudian Gloss -- Quotation and Imitation -- Alan of Lille and Peter Lombard -- Conclusion -- Appendix I Synopsis of the Cosmographia -- Appendix II Census of Cosmographia Manuscripts -- Bibliography -- Index of Manuscripts -- General Index.
In Authority and Imitation Mark Kauntze presents a new reading of the twelfth-century Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris, showing how this allegory of creation adapted ancient authorities to contemporary debates about natural philosophy.
9789004268357
Bernard Silvestris, -- active 1136 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Bernard Silvestris, -- active 1136. -- Cosmographia.
Cosmology, Medieval -- Poetry.
Didactic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- History and criticism.
Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
Tours (France) -- Intellectual life.
Electronic books.
PA8275.B25 -- .K386 2014eb
189