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The evangelical rhetoric of Ramon Llull : lay learning and piety in the Christian West around 1300 / Mark D. Johnston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnston, Mark D. (Mark David), 1952- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316.
- Llull, Ramon.
- Spiritual life--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Spiritual life.
- Learning and scholarship--History--Medieval, 500-1500.
- Learning and scholarship.
- Rhetoric, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a critical analysis of the rhetorical and preaching theories of the 13-century Spanish philosopher and theologian, Ramon Llull. It demonstrates how Llull adapted commonplace ideas of courtly speech and popular sermons in order to create a unitary art of secular and sacred eloquence.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. Ramon Llull's Art of Arts; 2. Language as Being; 3. Language in Mind; 4. Invention; 5. Beauty in Language; 6. Beauty through Resemblance; 7. Order; 8. Propriety in Speaking; 9. Virtue in Speaking; 10. Llull's Sermons; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-259) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773905-9
- 1-280-52746-3
- 0-19-535820-1
- 1-4294-1547-9
- OCLC:
- 476013270
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