Rhetorica Nov 2006

The Breviari d'Amor: Rhetoric and Preaching in Thirteenth-Century Languedoc

Michelle Bolduc University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Abstract

Abstract Altough little known in medieval history, the Breviari d'Amor of Matfre Ermengaud was deeply influenced by medieval preaching. An Occitan encyclopaedia, the Breviari includes a short guide to preaching, entitled “De predicacio et en quel manieira deu hom predicar” which derives from the Cura pastoralis of Gregory the Great. “De predicacio” is no mere translation, but a subtle adaptation: it indicates not only how the Breviari is aimed toward lay education in the popular language, but also to what point it responds to its historic and religious context. This study, therefore, considers the Breviari as a text deeply engaged in the matter of preaching in Languedoc at the end of the thirteenth century.

Journal
Rhetorica
Published
2006-11-01
DOI
10.1525/rh.2006.24.4.403
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