The Ages of Man: A Study in Medieval Writing and Thought

by J.A. Burrow

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A profoundly organic view of man in nature, the concept of "ages of man" made itself felt in nearly all forms of medieval discourse--sermons, Bible commentaries, moral and political treatises, encyclopedias and lexicons, medical and astrological handbooks, didactic and courtly poems, and even stained glass windows. J.A. Burrow's analysis ranges over the many manifestations of this idea, and considers the ways in which such ideas of natural order entered...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198111886

ISBN13:9780198111887

Release Date:June 1986

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:236 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"

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