Ramon Llull: A Contemporary Life - Couverture souple

Llull, Ramon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1855661993 ISBN 13 : 9781855661998

Editeur : Tamesis Books, 2010

Synopsis

The autobiography of an influential medieval Catalan intellectual. Ramon Llull was a highly original medieval writer and thinker. Direct contact with Moslem culture during his early years in Majorca, soon after the Christian reconquest, furnished him with a vision of the "Other" quite unique among medieval European intellectuals. It was not, however, until his thirties that he abandoned the courtly life, immersed himself in theological and philosophical studies and began his sustained campaign of conversion. He travelledon many occasions throughout Europe in search of royal and papal support and undertook several missions to north Africa, in the course of one of which he was stoned and imprisoned. Despite his many travels he found time to compose more than 260 works, in Catalan and Latin, many of which related to his famous "Art", a method for religious discussion with scientific and logical applications that subsequently influenced Giordano Bruno and Liebniz. When he was almost eighty years old, Llull dictated the story of his life to a group of Carthusians in Paris, leaving us this fascinating autobiography. This edition includes both an English translation and the original Latin version. Published in association with Editorial Barcino. ANTHONY BONNER is a translator and scholar who has published extensively on Ramon Llull.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ramon Llull (1232-1316) was a mystic, missionary, philosopher, and author of narrative and poetry. He is credited with writing the first major work of Catalan literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tamesis Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1855661993
• ISBN 13: 9781855661998
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Éditeur: Bonner Anthony
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