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

by J.A. Burrow

Book Overview

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"