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Francis of Assisi and His "Canticle of Brother Sun" Reassessed
Brian Moloney
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Description for Francis of Assisi and His "Canticle of Brother Sun" Reassessed
Paperback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
Bringing the skills of a literary historian to the subject, Brian Moloney considers the genesis of Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of Brother Sun to show how it works as a carefully composed work of art. The study examines the saint's life and times, the structure of the poem, the features of its style, and the range of its possible meanings.
Bringing the skills of a literary historian to the subject, Brian Moloney considers the genesis of Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of Brother Sun to show how it works as a carefully composed work of art. The study examines the saint's life and times, the structure of the poem, the features of its style, and the range of its possible meanings.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Series
The New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
169
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349455317
SKU
V9781349455317
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99-15
About Brian Moloney
Brian Moloney is Emeritus Professor at the University of Hull and the University of Wollongong.
Reviews for Francis of Assisi and His "Canticle of Brother Sun" Reassessed
"[Moloney's] book is comprehensive, well informed, and clearly presented. It certainly serves the purpose of introducing first-time readers to the canticle by offering all the essential ingredients to interpret and analyse it from a literary, theological, and spiritual point of view." - Modern Language Review