Logic, Theology and Poetry in Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, and Alan of Lille: Words in the Absence of Things (The New Middle Ages)
by E. Sweeney
This scholarly study explores the connections among logic, theology, and poetry in Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, and Alan of Lille. Focusing on words in the absence of things, it offers a focused examination of language, meaning, and intellectual expression in medieval thought.
About This Book
This scholarly work examines the relationship between logic, theology, and poetry in the writings of Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, and Alan of Lille.
Its focus is the role of words and language when the things they seek to express are absent.
Bringing these major medieval thinkers together, the book considers how different forms of intellectual and literary expression address questions of meaning.
The study will interest readers of medieval philosophy, theology, literary history, and the history of ideas.
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