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Fragments of a World: William of Auvergne and His Medieval Life

By Lesley Smith

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780226826196
DOI
10.7208/chicago/9780226826196
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1478472 bytes)
Pages
320\298
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-15 06:18:17

Description

The first modern biography of medieval French scholar and bishop William of Auvergne. Today, William of Auvergne (1180?–1249) is remembered for his scholarship about the afterlife as well as the so-called Trial of the Talmud. But the medieval bishop of Paris also left behind nearly 600 sermons delivered to all manner of people—from the royal court to the poorest in his care. In Fragments of a World, Lesley Smith uses these sermons to paint a vivid picture of this extraordinary cleric, his parishioners, and their bustling world. The first modern biography of the influential teacher, bishop, and theologian, Fragments of a World casts a new image of William of Auvergne for our times—deeply attuned to both the spiritual and material needs of an ever-changing populace in the medieval city.

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