Robert Grosseteste: The Growth of an English Mind in Medieval Europe

Robert Grosseteste: The Growth of an English Mind in Medieval Europe image
ISBN-10:

0198204159

ISBN-13:

9780198204152

Author(s): Southern, R. W.
Edition: 2Rev Ed
Released: Jan 01, 1992
Format: Hardcover, 403 pages
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Description:

Robert Grosseteste was one of the most independent and vigorous Englishmen of the Middle Ages--a medieval Dr. Johnson in his powers of mind and personality. Of humble birth, he lived for many years in obscurity and emerged only late in life as a national figure, deeply conservative and profoundly critical of the contemporary world. As a scientist, theologian, and pastoral leader, he was rooted in an English tradition going back beyond the Norman Conquest. This comprehensive study of one of England's great intellects by the late Sir Richard W. Southern of Oxford University is an important contribution to the history of ideas.











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