The Book of the Prince and the Ascetic and the transmission of wisdom

Publication type: Journal article
Journal:
Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes / Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies
2015 – 1, n° 29
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Author: Cordoni (Constanza)
Abstract: This article deals with the Hebrew Sefer ben ha-melekh we-ha-nazir, a version of the legend of Barlaam and Josaphat probably based on an Arabic source that has not been conserved. A first part presents an overview of the work’s structure, parable corpus, and narrative instances, putting special emphasis on stylistic features. An appendix complements this part. A second part focuses on the depiction on two narrative levels of transmission of wisdom as a constitutive element of the ascetic’s job.
Pages: 43 to 69
Journal: Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
EAN: 9782812448041
ISBN: 978-2-8124-4804-1
ISSN: 2273-0893
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-4804-1.p.0043
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 07-30-2015
Periodicity: Biannual
Language: English