Title Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the scholastic culture of medieval Paris : preaching, prologues, and biblical commentary / Randall B. Smith, University of St. Thomas, Houston

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (x, 452 pages) Summary "In this volume, Randall B. Smith provides a revisionist account of the scholastic culture that flourished in Paris during the High Middle Ages. Exploring the educational culture that informed the intellectual and mental habits of Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, he offers an in-depth study of the prologues and preaching skills of these two masters. Smith reveal the intricate interrelationships between the three duties of the master: lectio (reading), disputatio (debate), and praedicatio (preaching). He also analyzes each of Aquinas and Bonaventure's prologues from their student days to their final works, revealing both their artistry and their instructional character. Written in an engaging style, this book serves as an invaluable resource that will enable scholars and students to read thirteenth-century sermons, prologues, and biblical commentaries with greater understanding and ease"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 17, 2021) Subject Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal, approximately 1217-1274. SUBJECT Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal, approximately 1217-1274 fast Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 fast Subject Scholasticism -- France -- Paris Philosophy, Medieval. Philosophy, Medieval Scholasticism France -- Paris Form Electronic book LC no. 2020013840 ISBN 9781108897686 1108897681 9781108893084 1108893082

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