Authority and Imitation : A Study of the Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris.

By: Kauntze, MarkMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Mittellateinische Studien und Texte SerPublisher: Leiden : BRILL, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (233 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789004268357Subject(s): 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 lifeGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Authority and Imitation : A Study of the Cosmographia of Bernard SilvestrisDDC classification: 189 LOC classification: PA8275.B25 -- .K386 2014ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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