Authorship and publicity before print : Jean Gerson and the transformation of late medieval learning
Daniel Hobbins argues for a new understanding of Jean Gerson as a public intellectual and a man of letters and publicist, actively managing the diffusion of his works in a period of rapid expansion in written culture.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Philadelphia, Pa : University of Pennsylvania Press,
2009
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | The Middle Ages series
The Middle Ages Ser |
| Schlagworte: | Books and reading Authorship Authorship ; History ; To 1500 Gerson, Jean ; 1363-1429 ; Books and reading Gerson, Jean ; 1363-1429 Books and reading ; Europe ; History ; To 1500 Electronic books Authorship ; History ; To 1500.. Gerson, Jean ; 1363-1429 ; Books and reading.. Gerson, Jean ; 1363-1429.. |
| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (xii, 335 p) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Daniel Hobbins argues for a new understanding of Jean Gerson as a public intellectual and a man of letters and publicist, actively managing the diffusion of his works in a period of rapid expansion in written culture. Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Gerson as Bookman: Prescribing "the Common School of Theological Truth -- 2. Justifying Authorship: New Diseases and New Cures -- 3. A Tour of Medieval Authorship: Late Works and Poetry -- 4. Literary Expression: Logic, Rhetoric, and Scholarly Vice -- 5. The Schoolman as Public Intellectual: Implications of the Late Medieval Tract -- 6. Publishing Before Print (1): A Series of Publishing Moments -- 7. Publishing Before Print (2): From Coterie Readership to Massive Market -- Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- Appendix: Gerson Manuscripts in Carthusian and Celestine Monasteries -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index of Manuscripts -- Acknowledgments. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-311) and indexes |
| Beschreibung: | Online-Ressource (xii, 335 p) ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 081224155X 9780812241556 9780812202298 0812202295 |