Mysterium and moralitas: A Reading of Isaac of Stella's Sermons 11 and 12 on the Healing of a Leper (Mt 8:1-4)
A literary criticism to sermons 11 and 12 of Isaac of Stella is presented. It examines the construction of his exposition, which the author sees as allowing readers to be more attentive to the architecture of the discourse and to the rich potential encapsulated in iconic words. It notes Isaac's...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2009
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2009, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 411-429 |
| Further subjects: | B
SERMON (Literary form)
B Isaac, of Stella, d. 1169 B Lectures & lecturing B Criticism B Charity |
| Summary: | A literary criticism to sermons 11 and 12 of Isaac of Stella is presented. It examines the construction of his exposition, which the author sees as allowing readers to be more attentive to the architecture of the discourse and to the rich potential encapsulated in iconic words. It notes Isaac's expression and celebration of unity with a highly rhetorical poetic style with clarity of argument. It mentions that sermon 12 includes moral and practical illustrations through the service of charity. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly
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