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. varia
2015 – 1, n° 29 - 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