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| Titre : | The Mendicant orders and vernacular Irish learning in the late medieval period (2011) |
| Auteurs : | Edel BHREATHNACH, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Irish Historical Studies (vol 37 n 147 2011) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 357-375 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : | The significant contribution of the mendicant orders, and especially the Franciscans, to medieval European and English literature has for long been a subject of much detailed examination by scholars. It has been argued that the spiritual ethos and style of communication to society of the Franciscans brought about a greater use of vernacular languages throughout Europe in lyrical poetry and preaching and in catechetical and devotional texts. While earlier religious communities had fostered certain types of texts, such as exegetical works and saints' lives, the new orders of friars had a greater impact on a wider section of society. Since they pursued a missionary apostolate among the lay people in the vernacular world, "their religious mission logically led them to the creation and exploitation of a wide range of literary texts. They were among the most assiduous of medieval literary popularisers and translators" |
| Pays de publication : | Irlande |
| Lieu de publication : | Dublin |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Edel Bhreathnach |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
