"This volume focuses on aspects of Carthusian history and culture of the later Middle Ages, a period of growth and vitality within the order. There is a primary but not exclusive focus on the English Province, which to date has received at best unbalanced attention. While the fu…
By shedding light on the role played by Carthusian spirituality and practices in Petrarch's life and work and following a common line of philosophical and theological development through his writings, this book argues that there still are lessons to be learned in both about the …
Of the long line of renowned and anti-scholastic intellectuals who were attracted to Carthusian circles, Petrarch was undoubtedly the first. By revealing the Carthusian imprint on Petrarch's thought as well as elements of Carthusian spirituality present in his texts, this book a…