The Wisdom of the Middle Ages - Michael K. Kellogg

The Wisdom of the Middle Ages

Buch | Hardcover
390 Seiten
2016
Prometheus Books (Verlag)
978-1-63388-213-3 (ISBN)
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This engaging survey of important works from late antiquity to the beginning of the Renaissance reveals the depth of thought and the diversity of expression that characterized the Middle Ages. Michael Kellogg demonstrates that medieval thought owes far more to ancient philosophy than is generally supposed; that poets of this era were as sophisticated and nuanced as their ancient counterparts; and that writers of this time anticipated most of the lines of inquiry that gave rise to the Renaissance.

The author examines philosophical treatises, memoirs, letters, tales, romances, and epics, documenting the unique array of evolving concerns that drove the medieval search for wisdom. Among the authors and works discussed are Augustine's Confessions; Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy; Beowulf; the writings of Abelard and Heloise, Francis of Assisi, and Thomas Aquinas; the Song of Roland; the Arthurian romances of Chretien de Troyes; Dante's Divine Comedy; and the tales of Boccaccio and Chaucer.

Written for the lay reader, this lively overview of a flourishing era, often devalued in our time as a benighted period of history, will bring a new appreciation to the many accomplishments of the Middle Ages.

Michael K. Kellogg is the author of The Roman Search for Wisdom, The Greek Search for Wisdom, and Three Questions We Never Stop Asking. Educated at Stanford and Oxford in philosophy and at Harvard Law School, he is a founding and managing partner at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC.

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 162 x 234 mm
Gewicht 608 g
Themenwelt Literatur Anthologien
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Mittelalter
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie des Mittelalters
ISBN-10 1-63388-213-6 / 1633882136
ISBN-13 978-1-63388-213-3 / 9781633882133
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