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Divine and Poetic Freedom in the Renaissance: Nominalist Theology and Literature in France and Italy
Ullrich Langer
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Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DST; 2ADF; 2ADT; DSA; DSBD; DSC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 599.
The closely related problems of creativity and freedom have long been seen as emblematic of the Renaissance. Ullrich Langer, however, argues that French and Italian Renaissance literature can be profitably reconceived in terms of the way these problems are treated in late medieval scholasticism in general and nominalist theology in particular. Looking at a subject that is relatively unexplored by literary critics, Langer introduces the reader to some basic features of nominalist theology and uses these to focus on what we find to be "modern" in French and Italian literature of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Langer demonstrates that ... Read more
The closely related problems of creativity and freedom have long been seen as emblematic of the Renaissance. Ullrich Langer, however, argues that French and Italian Renaissance literature can be profitably reconceived in terms of the way these problems are treated in late medieval scholasticism in general and nominalist theology in particular. Looking at a subject that is relatively unexplored by literary critics, Langer introduces the reader to some basic features of nominalist theology and uses these to focus on what we find to be "modern" in French and Italian literature of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Langer demonstrates that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691632155
SKU
V9780691632155
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