{"product_id":"learning-and-persuasion-in-the-ernst-ralf-hintz-9781138979574","title":"Learning and Persuasion in the German Middle Ages: The Call to Judgment","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAugustine as a point of departure\u003c\/strong\u003eThis study examines Christian education in early vernacular texts of the German Middle Ages on the basis of Latin traditions of learning and teaching from Late Antiquity. The point of departure is Augustine's \u003cem\u003eDe doctrina christiana\u003c\/em\u003e in which Augustine not only consolidated Christian and pagan traditions but combined them into a program of Christian education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIlluminates continuity of traditions\u003c\/strong\u003eThe author considers the continuity of these traditions in the late sixth century in Gregory the Great's treatise on pastoral care, \u003cem\u003eRegula pastoralis\u003c\/em\u003e, the early ninth-century work of Hrabanus Maurus, \u003cem\u003eDe institutione clericorum\u003c\/em\u003e, in the Old High German poem, the \u003cem\u003eMuspilli\u003c\/em\u003e also from the ninth century, then in the Middle High German works, the Memento Mori from the late 11th century, and the poems of Frau Ava and \u003cem\u003eVon den Letzten Dingen \u003c\/em\u003efrom the early and late 12th century, respectively. Translations of the Latin and early German texts generally appear together with a version of their original texts. A bibliography and index conclude the volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernst Ralf Hintz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138979570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138979574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Ernst Ralf Hintz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48484303307007,"sku":"9781138979574","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94169243-eff6-4910-9ea7-125821835348.jpg?v=1778043445","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-and-persuasion-in-the-ernst-ralf-hintz-9781138979574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}