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) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- ""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""; ""Index of Works by Gerson""; ""General Index""; "Acknowledgments""