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Overview"Guillelmus de Aragonia was known as a philosopher for his commentary on Boethius and his works on physiognomy, oneirology, and astronomy; he was also a physician, perhaps a personal physician to the king of Aragon. In a time of intellectual upheaval and civil strife, when nobility was on the verge of being defined with legal precision as it had not been since antiquity, Guillelmus taught that true nobility is an acquired habit, not an inborn quality. Guillelmus wrote De nobilitate animi, ""On Nobility of Mind,"" around 1280–1290. Working in the recently renewed Aristotelian tradition, he took an independent and original approach, quoting from philosophers, astronomers, physicians, historians, naturalists, orators, poets, and rustics pronouncing proverbs. This edition presents the Latin text, based on six manuscripts, three of them hitherto unknown, along with an English translation. An introduction reviews Guillelmus's life and work, considering his theory of nobility in the contexts of history, philosophy, and rhetoric, and studies the authorities he quotes with particular attention to the troubadours, lyric poets from the area known today as the south of France. An appendix of sources and analogues is also included." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Guillelmus de Aragonia , William D. Paden , Mario Trovato , Mario TrovatoPublisher: Harvard Department of the Classics Imprint: Harvard Department of the Classics Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.434kg ISBN: 9780674068124ISBN 10: 0674068122 Pages: 210 Publication Date: 08 April 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English & Latin Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam D. Paden is Professor Emeritus of French at Northwestern University. Mario Trovato was Professor Emeritus of Italian at Northwestern University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |