Synopses & Reviews
This three-volume project produces a translation of the extant texts of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries that present the life and writings of Francis of Assisi. It 1) provides a new and more complete publication of the early Franciscan critical texts that offer fresh translations in light of the scholarship of the past three decades; 2) provides a more manageable and accessible edition of the Franciscan texts in several volumes; 3)presents scholarly introductions, critical apparatus, and annotations to give readers biblical, historical, sociological, hagiographical, spiritual and pastoral perspectives; 4) situates the Franciscan texts within the Christian tradition and context of their day. The texts chosen represent the most important sources for studying the life and vision of Francis. The Prophet includes The book of Praises by Bernard of Bessa, The Sayings of the Companions of Blessed Francis, The Mirror of Perfection: smaller and larger versions, Tribulations of the Order by Angelo Clareno, Liturgical Texts for the Feast of the Stigmata, The Deeds of Francis and His Companion by Ugolino Boniscambi, The Little Flowers, The Kinship of Francis by Arnold of Sarrant, Related Documents. Also included are helpful introductions to each section, colored maps, extensive annotation.
Synopsis
Volume 3 in this monumental series presents new translations of texts about Francis in the early Franciscan tradition, some available in English for the first time.
Synopsis
The Prophet is the third volume of the long-awaited and best-selling project Francis of Assisi: Early Documents
The Prophet is the third volume of the long-awaited and best-selling project Francis of Assisi: Early Documents.
The Prophet contains:
- A Book of the Praises of Saint Francis by Bernard of Besse
- The Versified Life of Saint Francis by Henri d'Avranches
- A Collection of Sayings of the Companions of Blessed Francis
- The Tree of the Crucified Life of Jesus
- A Mirror of the Perfection
- The Book of Chronicles or of the Tribulations of the Order of Lesser Ones by Angelo Clareno
- The Deeds of Blessed Francis and His Companions by Ugolino Boniscambi
- The Little Flowers of Saint Francis
- Liturgical Texts for the Feast of the Stigmata of Saint Francis
- The Kinship of Saint Francis by Arnald of Sarrant
- Related Documents
Synopsis
Noted Franciscan scholars Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, and William Short spearheaded a collabrative effort of translators, scholars and technicians to publish this series. Many of these texts had been published in critical, scholarly European editions, but were not available in English. All three volumes contain helpful introductions to each section, colored maps, cross references, and extensive annotation.
The Prophet contains:
- A Book of the Praises of Saint Francis by Bernard of Besse
- The Versified Life of Saint Francis by Henri d'Avranches
- A Collection of Sayings of the Companions of Blessed Francis
- The Tree of the Crucified Life of Jesus
- A Mirror of the Perfection
- The Book of Chronicles or of the Tribulations of the Order of Lesser Ones by Angelo Clareno
- The Deeds of Blessed Francis and His Companions by Ugolino Boniscambi
- The Little Flowers of Saint Francis
- Liturgical Texts for the Feast of the Stigmata of Saint Francis
- The Kinship of Saint Francis by Arnald of Sarrant
- Related Documents