{"product_id":"three-oxford-exemplum-books-ralph-hanna-9781836245117","title":"Three Oxford Exemplum Books: John of Wales, Breviloquium de Virtutibus Antiquorum Principum Et Philosophorum; Thomas Waleys, Moralitates in Ysaiam; Ro","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most ubiquitous medieval instruction was oral and came from the pulpit. Sermons not only addressed basic Christian responsibilities, but also a great deal more. Following contemporary homiletic practice, preachers were expected to illustrate their points, and a variety of tools had been developed to aid them in this rhetorical amplification. Among these, exemplum books, collections of illustrative stories, had a primary place and were particularly effective in addressing lay audiences. As part of a drive for innovative and arresting anecdotes of this type, Oxford preaching materials are particularly renowned for their use of classical materials for this purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, following a lengthy introduction that addresses the cultural importance of exempla, presents editions and translations of three outstanding examples of the genre, all assembled by Oxford mendicants: John of Wales's \u003cem\u003eBreviloquium\u003c\/em\u003e (1260s), Thomas Waleys's \u003cem\u003eMoralitates in Isaiam\u003c\/em\u003e (c. 1320), and Robert Holcot's \u003cem\u003eMoralitates\u003c\/em\u003e (1330s?). While there is a century's worth of discussion of sermon exempla, this volume is the first collection devoted exclusively to insular materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Hanna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836245114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836245117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ralph Hanna","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930559693055,"sku":"9781836245117","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c67da42-ce42-4fe3-a30f-68d84a95af39.jpg?v=1766342656","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-oxford-exemplum-books-ralph-hanna-9781836245117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}