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The first critical edition of Caesarius' Omelie morales de infantia Saluatoris—Homilies on Jesus' Childhood. Primarily known as the author of the Dialogus miraculorum—a collection of exemplary stories that secured his reputation as the master of Cistercian storytelling—Caesarius of Heisterbach was also the author of several sermons and homilies. Although they are not as well known today, his Homilies on Jesus' Childhood are exceptional in many ways. Readers will immediately notice Caesarius's versatility as he employs an impressive array of persuasive techniques: quoting scholarly works, interpreting Hebrew names and letters, delving into etymology and numerology, and including numerous examples to instruct both the learned and the common person.

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Author:   Caesarius of Heisterbach ,  Victoria Smirnova
Publisher:   Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
Imprint:   Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9788024654508

ISBN 10:   8024654504
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   26 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

I. Caesarius of Heisterbach: Cistercian monk, writer and homilist 7 (A) Biography 7 (B) Caesarius of Heisterbach and preaching 15 (C) The place of homilies and sermons in Caesarius’s writings 19 II. De infantia Salvatoris: presentation of the cycle 26 (A) Title 26 (B) Circumstances of the composition 27 (C) Date of composition 27 (D) Name of the author 28 (E) Structure of the cycle 29 (F) Principal subject 30 III. Originality of Caesarius’s exegethical methods 32 (A) Predilection for the moral exegesis 32 (B) Elements of the exegesis 34 (C) Exegetical tools 37 (D) Exempla 42 (E) Sources 44 (F) The language of the homilies 46 IV. The audience of the De infantia 47 V. Textual tradition 52 VI. Principles of the edition 57 (A) Orthography 57 (B) Biblical quotations 58 (C) Fontes exemplorum 58 (D) Marginal annotations 58 Bibliography 61 EDITION 68 Fontes exemplorum 327 Index nominum 350 Index locorum 353 Index interpretationum 355 Index locorum Scripturae 357

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Caesarius of Heisterbach (1180–1240) was a Cistercian monk and popular author in thirteenth-century Germany. Victoria Smirnova holds a doctoral degree in medieval Latin literature from Lomonosov Moscow State University and is a research fellow at the Bavarian State Library in Munich. 

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