Against the friars : antifraternalism in medieval France and England / Tim Rayborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rayborn, Tim, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Friars--History.

Friars.

France--Church history--987-1515.

France.

England--Church history--1066-1485.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The friars represented a remarkable innovation in medieval religious life. Founded in the early 13th century, the Franciscans and Dominicans seemed a perfect solution to the Church''s troubles in confronting rapid changes in society. They attracted considerable enthusiastic support, especially from the papacy, to which they answered directly. In their first 200 years, membership grew at an astonishing rate, and they became counsellors to princes and kings, receiving an endless stream of donations and gifts. Yet there were those who were not so enamored of them, who believed the adulation was m

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Popular Religion, Heresy and Mendicancy; 2. The University of Paris and the Quarrels; 3. The Perils of the Last Times: The Writings of Guillaume de Saint-Amour; 4. Antichrist's Boy: False Seeming, the Apocalypse and the Roman de la Rose; 5. Poetry and Song in 13th-Century France: Rutebeuf, the Trouvères and the Goliards; 6. Scandalous Fables and Vulgar Animals: Reynard, the Fabliaux and Fauvel; 7. England: The Turbulent 14th Century, and the Writings of Chaucer, Langland and Gower

8. English Religious Criticism: Matthew Paris, Oxford University, Richard FitzRalph and John WyclifConclusion; Appendix A: Art Bibliography and Resources; Appendix B: Music Bibliography and Resources; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1914-X