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Francis of Assisi and His “Canticle of Brother Sun” Reassessed

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  1. Brian Moloney
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Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 1-8

  3. Francis of Assisi: A Man of His Time

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 9-27

  4. Pain and Praise: The Composition of the “Canticle”

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 29-42

  5. Words and Meanings

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 43-52

  6. The Form and Structure of the “Canticle”

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 53-70

  7. Francis’s Mysticism and the “Canticle”

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 71-85

  8. “My Sister Death”

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 87-101

  9. The “Canticle” and its Contexts

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 103-110

  10. The “Knight of Christ”: Christian Chivalry in the “Canticle”

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 111-121

  11. A Commentary on the “Canticle”

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 123-139

  12. Conclusion

    • Brian Moloney
    Pages 141-151

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 153-169
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About this book

Bringing the skills of a literary historian to the subject, Brian Moloney considers the genesis of Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of Brother Sun to show how it works as a carefully composed work of art. The study examines the saint's life and times, the structure of the poem, the features of its style, and the range of its possible meanings.

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"[Moloney's] book is comprehensive, well informed, and clearly presented. It certainly serves the purpose of introducing first-time readers to the canticle by offering all the essential ingredients to interpret and analyse it from a literary, theological, and spiritual point of view." - Modern Language Review

About the author

Brian Moloney is Emeritus Professor at the University of Hull and the University of Wollongong.

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