The Disciplina Clericalis of Petrus Alfonsi

Title

en_US The Disciplina Clericalis of Petrus Alfonsi

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US Translated and edited by Eberhard Hermes. Translated into English by P.R. Quarrie

Creator

en_US Hermes, Eberhard See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T19:02:40Z

en_US 2000-04

en_US 1977

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:02:40Z

Date Issued

en_US 1977

Abstract

en_US Petrus Alfonsi was a Christianized Spanish Jew who had converted in 1106. This work, which was written first in Arabic and then translated into Latin, is an edifying and didactic conversation book. It features thirty-four stories, with a discussion generally following each, consisting especially of quotations from sages and philosophers. The collection includes some clear borrowing from the fable tradition: The Man and the Serpent (V), which includes the Show me just how it happened motif; The Countryman and the Little Bird (XXII), which includes the Let me go free and I will give you three tips gambit; and The Oxen Which the Countryman Had Promised to the Wolf, and the Judgment of the Fox (XXIII), which includes the fox tricking the wolf with the image of cheese in the well. The collection also includes other well known stories, e.g. The Weeping Puppy Dog (XIII) -- a ploy to undermine a faithful wife's fidelity -- and The Two Townsfolk and the Countryman (XIX) -- in which the best dreamer gets the one loaf. There are lots of clever wives getting away with things against their husbands. Other tricksters are good at getting their money back from thieves.

Identifier

en_US 0710074778

en_US 4089 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/79416

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Routledge & Kegan Paul

en_US London

Subject

en_US PA8395.P36 D513 1977b See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole