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Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint

by Andr� Vauchez
Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint

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In this towering work, Andrand#233; Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi produced over the past forty years as well on as his own expertise in medieval hagiography to tell the most comprehensive and authoritative version of Francisand#8217;s life and afterlife published in the past half century.and#160;

After a detailed and yet engaging reconstruction of Francis's life and work, Vauchez focuses on the myriad textsand#8212;hagiographies, chronicles, sermons, personal testimonies, etc.and#8212;of writers who recorded aspects of Francis's life and movement as they remembered them, and used thoseand#160;remembrances to construct a portrait of Francis relevantand#160;to their concerns. We see varying versions of his life reflected in the work of Machiavelli, Luther, Voltaire, German and English romantics, pre-Raphaelites, Italian nationalists, and Mussolini, and discover how peace activists, ecologists, or interreligious dialogists have used his example to promote their various causes. Particularly noteworthy is the attention Vauchez pays to Francisand#8217;s own writings, which strangely enough have been largely overlooked by later interpreters.

The product of a lifetime of study, this book reveals a historian at the height of his powers.

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and#8220;This is a winner. It will have a great many readers and will dominate the field of Saint Francis studies for years to come.and#8221;and#8212;William Chester Jordan, Princeton University

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and#8220;For thirty years, we have been waiting for a new scholarly biography of Francis of Assisi. Andrand#233; Vauchez offers us that and so much more. Not only does he give us a thorough assessment of Francis in his historical context; he also offers us an intimate understanding of his spiritual experience.and#8221;and#8212;Jacques Dalarun, Institut de Recherches et d'Histoire des Textes, Paris

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and#8220;The leading historian of later-medieval sainthood has here incorporated much recent Italian research in this mature appreciation of the life, cult, and varied interpretations of the eraand#8217;s most engaging saintly protagonist.and#8221;and#8212;Lester K. Little, Smith College

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"[A] well-informed studyand#8230; Vauchez writes lucidly and thoughtfully." and#8212;Robert E. Lerner, Times Literary Supplement

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andldquo;Thisand#160;new biography will reinvigorate our appreciation of Francisandrsquo; originality and radicalism.andrdquo;andmdash;Martin L. Smith,and#160;Washington Independent Review of Booksand#160;

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and#160;andldquo;An indispensable document attesting to what can be known of the Poor Man of Assisi, as well as a stirring exemplum of written history.andrdquo;andmdash;Michael Signorelli,and#160;Paris Review Daily

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and#8220;Comprehensive [and] engaging.and#8221;and#8212;P. L. Urban Jr.,and#160;Choice

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and#8220;Fascinatingand#8221;and#8212;John L. Murphy,and#160;PopMatters

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and#8220;The single best book about Francis now available in English . . . Vauchez must be given the crown.and#8221;and#8212;Lawrence S. Cunningham, Commonweal

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andldquo;Full of nuance and engaging detail, providing insight into [an] enduring legacyandrdquo;andmdash;Iris McLister, Santa Fe New Mexican

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First published in France, where it was awarded the Prix Chateaubriand, this masterful new biography of Francis is now available in English

In this towering work, Andr Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi produced over the past forty years as well on as his own expertise in medieval hagiography to tell the most comprehensive and authoritative version of Francis's life and afterlife published in the past half century.

After a detailed and yet engaging reconstruction of Francis's life and work, Vauchez focuses on the myriad texts--hagiographies, chronicles, sermons, personal testimonies, etc.--of writers who recorded aspects of Francis's life and movement as they remembered them, and used those remembrances to construct a portrait of Francis relevant to their concerns. We see varying versions of his life reflected in the work of Machiavelli, Luther, Voltaire, German and English romantics, pre-Raphaelites, Italian nationalists, and Mussolini, and discover how peace activists, ecologists, or interreligious dialogists have used his example to promote their various causes. Particularly noteworthy is the attention Vauchez pays to Francis's own writings, which strangely enough have been largely overlooked by later interpreters.

The product of a lifetime of study, this book reveals a historian at the height of his powers.

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The most authoritative biography of Francis of Assisi in more than a generation, this book brings the medieval saint to life and explores the abundance of writings by contemporaries who set down their memories of him.

About the Author

Andrandeacute; Vauchez is professor emeritus, University of Paris X. Michael Cusato, O.F.M., teaches at the Dominican House of Studies. He lives in Washington, DC.and#160;

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ISBN:
9780300198379
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
05/14/2013
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Language:
English
Pages:
416
Height:
.87IN
Width:
6.04IN
Thickness:
1.00
Author:
Andre Vauchez
Translator:
Michael F. Cusato
Translator:
Michael F. Cusato
Author:
Andr? Vauchez
Subject:
Biography-Religious

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