Medieval culture and society / edited by David Herlihy.

Other author Herlihy, David.
Format Book
Publication InfoProspect Heights, Ill. : Waveland Press, 1993.
Descriptionxv, 410 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I. THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES, CA. 500-1000 -- 1. Early Medieval Society -- Tacitusʼ description of Germanic culture -- Martin of Braga, On the Correction of Peasants -- The Carolingian capitulary, De Villis -- The inventory of a Carolingian manor -- 2. The Latin Culture of the Early Middle Ages -- The monastic virtues, according to St. Benedict -- Biblical exegesis, according to Gregory the Great -- The founding of Monte Cassino, according to Gregory the Great -- Clovis and the vase of Soissons, according to Gregory of Tours -- The Synod of Whitby, according to Bede the Venerable -- The bibliography of Bede the Vernerable -- Latin poems -- The Dulcitius of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim -- 3. The Vernacular Culture of the Early Middle Ages -- The Song of Hildebrand -- Anglo Saxon lyric poetry -- Beowulf -- Part II. THE CENTRAL MIDDLE AGES, CA. 1000-1350 -- 1. Countryside and City -- German colonization in the East, according to the chronicler Helmond -- The statutes of the free village of Lorris -- The charter of the town of St. Omer, 1127 -- The guild of fishermen at Worms, ca. 1106 -- Florence in 1336-38 -- 2. Scholasticism -- Peter Abelardʼs History of My Misfortunes -- The preface to Peter Abelardʼs Sic et Non -- The Confession of Golias -- Two charters granted to the University of Paris -- Thomas Aquinasʼ proofs for the existence of God -- 3. The Literature of Feudal Society -- Troubadour lyric poetry -- Courtesy, according to the Romance of the Rose -- The Song of Roland -- The Romance of Tristan and Iseult -- 4. The Literature of Towns -- A French fabliau -- Isegrimʼs fishing, from the Romance of Reynard the Fox -- 5. Religious Literature -- Our Ladyʼs Tumbler -- Perfect happiness, according to the Little Flowers of St. Francis -- The Canticle of Brother Sun, of St. Francis of Assisi -- The Dies Irae -- The -- life of St. Nicholas the bishop, according to the Golden Legend -- Cantos from the Divine Comedy -- Part III. THE LATE MIDDLE AGES, CA. 1350-1500 -- 1. Late Medieval Society -- Giovanni Boccaccioʼs description of the Black Death at Florence -- The Ordinance of Laborers of Edward III, 1349 -- Chaucerʼs picture of medieval society -- 2. Chivalry, Thought and Religion -- The Battle of Crecy, according to Jean Froissart -- A sermon by Meister Eckhart -- Chapters from the Imitation of Christ -- A Lollard view of the world.
General noteOriginally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1968.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
ISBN0881337471
ISBN9780881337471

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks CB351 .M3931 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold