Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the Scholastic Culture of Medieval Paris: Preaching, Prologues, and Biblical Commentary

by Randall Smith

Book Overview

In this volume, Randall B. Smith provides a revisionist account of the scholastic culture that flourished in Paris during the High Middle Ages. Exploring the educational culture that informed the intellectual and mental habits of Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, he offers an in-depth study of the prologues and preaching skills of these two masters. Smith reveal the intricate interrelationships between the three duties of the master: lectio (reading),...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108841155
• ISBN13: 9781108841153
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 10.2"