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T1 Latin Sermon Collections from Later Medieval England: Orthodox Preaching in the Age of Wyclif. By Siegfried Wenzel. Pp. 740. (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, 53.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. isbn 0 521 84182 8. £95
JF The journal of theological studies
VO 57
IS 2
SP 779
OP 780
A1 Harvey, Margaret
LA English
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2006
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1783719613
AB This important book by a well-known scholar of medieval literature will be of great value to all serious students interested in sermons, literature, and church history. It consists of four main sections. Firstly the author discusses the authors where known, the style, and main contents of the sermon collections he has found, including at the end a much briefer account of some that lie outside his chosen dates of c.1350–1450. Then there is a discussion of the occasions for preaching, first outlining the canonical obligations of the clergy and giving evidence for much more frequent preaching than one might suppose. There follow chapters on preaching by bishops, monks, friars, and at university, with a chapter on other occasions for sermons (e.g. parliament).
K1 Rezension
DO 10.1093/jts/flj064