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Author Powell, James M

Title Albertanus of Brescia : the Pursuit of Happiness in the Early Thirteenth Century / James M. Powell
Published Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
©1992

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Description 1 online resource
Series The Middle Ages Series
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Structure of Violence in Albertanus's Brescia -- 2. Forma Vitae: The Transformation of the Senecan Tradition -- 3. Language and Power: The Role of Professionalism in Social Change -- 4. The Attack on the Vendetta -- 5. Congregano Nostra: The Role of the Confraternity in the Formation of the Professional -- 6. The Causes of Violence -- 7. Afterlife: The Varied Influences of Albertanus's Writings -- Appendix: A Note on the Manuscripts -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter
Notes In English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Dec. 09, 2016)
Subject Albertano, da Brescia, active 13th century.
SUBJECT Albertano, da Brescia, active 13th century fast
Subject Happiness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780812203097
0812203097