{"product_id":"9781836245117","title":"Three Oxford Exemplum Books : John of Wales, Breviloquium de virtutibus antiquorum principum et philosophorum; Thomas Waleys, Moralitates in Ysaiam; Robert Holcot, Moralitates by Ralph III) Hanna","description":"The most ubiquitous medieval instruction was oral and came from the pulpit. Sermons not only addressed basic Christian responsibilities, but also a great deal more. Following contemporary homiletic practice, preachers were expected to illustrate their points, and a variety of tools had been developed to aid them in this rhetorical amplification. Among these, exemplum books, collections of illustrative stories, had a primary place and were particularly effective in addressing lay audiences. As part of a drive for innovative and arresting anecdotes of this type, Oxford preaching materials are particularly renowned for their use of classical materials for this purpose.    This volume, following a lengthy introduction that addresses the cultural importance of exempla, presents editions and translations of three outstanding examples of the genre, all assembled by Oxford mendicants: John of Wales's Breviloquium (1260s), Thomas Waleys's Moralitates in Isaiam (c. 1320), and Robert Holcot's Moralitates (1330s?). While there is a century's worth of discussion of sermon exempla, this volume is the first collection devoted exclusively to insular materials.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369285464437,"sku":"9781836245117","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781836245117","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}