Albrecht Classen

Gebundenes Buch

Wisdom from the European Middle Ages

Literary and Didactic Perspectives

Beschreibung

This book brings together, in a modern English translation, a selection of relevant medieval texts that are determined by wisdom. Mostly hidden in a literary framework, the messages contained in these excerpts prove to be highly valuable for all people throughout time, addressing ethical, moral, and religious values and ideals. Critical discussions of the meaning of wisdom frame the text anthology.

Autor

Albrecht Classen is University Distinguished Professor of German Studies at The University of Arizona, Tucson. He has currently published 115 scholarly books and ca. 798 articles on a wide range of topics pertaining to medieval and early modern literature and culture. He is the editor of the journals Mediaevistik and Humanities Open Access. I in 2017 he received the rank of Grand Knight Commander of the Most Noble Order of the Three Lions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 286522
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 571g
• ISBN-13: 9783631865224
• ISBN-10: 3631865228
• Artikelnr.: 63216067