{"product_id":"the-apostolic-hero-and-community-montserrat-d-solza-solzs-9780820419466","title":"The Apostolic Hero and Community in Ramon Llull's «Blanquerna»: A Literary Study of a Medieval Utopia","description":"This study examines a masterpiece of medieval religious literature, \u003ci\u003eBlanquerna\u003c\/i\u003e (1283), written in Catalan by Ramon Llull (1232-1316), Doctor Illuminatus and Apostle to Islam, better known for his theological systems and missionary works. \u003ci\u003eBlanquerna\u003c\/i\u003e is a popular utopia about reconverting Christians, reforming Rome and all Christendom, and evangelizing infidels and pagans: it shows Blanquerna's spiritual journey as he reforms monastery and countryside, cathedral and city, papacy and Church, and then writes a contemplative guide and mystical allegory. This study applies critical theories of historicism, reception, genre, and rhetoric to a detailed analysis of \u003ci\u003eBlanquerna\u003c\/i\u003e, as fictional hagiography and apostolic utopia, so as to examine cultural contexts, religious narrative, and exemplary textuality. It relates the novel to Llull's autobiography, literary works, and missionary arts; considers parallels in popular preaching, didactic works and reform movements; and compares exemplary typology and narratology in \u003ci\u003eBlanquerna\u003c\/i\u003e and in the Castilian version of \u003ci\u003eBarlaam\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Montserrat D. Solà-Solé,Roberto J. Gonzalez-Casanovas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 082041946X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820419466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Montserrat D. Solà-Solé","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241117200639,"sku":"9780820419466","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8fb08192-f991-4010-a75a-c8bf8cc71def.jpg?v=1772652817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-apostolic-hero-and-community-montserrat-d-solza-solzs-9780820419466","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}