Death and the Prince: Memorial Preaching Before 1350

By D.L. D'Avray

This is a fascinating study of attitudes towards death and the afterlife in medieval Europe. Based on fourteenth-century unpublished sermons in memory of kings and princes, it examines the relationship between kingship and death, in a period when a genuinely secular political consciousness existed alongside other-worldly priorities. David D'Avray mixes political history with the history of mentalites to produce a unique look at funeral preaching during this era.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198203969
• ISBN13: 9780198203964
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"