This represents the first critical edition of a fourteenth-century Castilian version of Iacobo de Benavento's thirteenth-century Viridarium consolationis. A comprehensive introductory study (76pp.) serves to document the text's provenance, compare major versions, and analyze the homiletic form and ethical content. It includes an extensive glossary (32pp.).
- Cover
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Viridarium Consolationis
- 3. The Viridarium Consolationis and The Tractado de Vïçios e Virtudes
- 4. The Tractado de Viçios e Virtudes and Its Vernacular Analogues
- 5. The Ethical Implications of The Tractado de Viçios e Virtudes
- 6. The Manuscript
- 7. The Edition
- Tabla de la presente obra
- Primera Parte
- Segunda Parte
- Terçia Parte
- Quarta Parte
- Quinta e Postrimera Parte
- Glossary
- Selected Bibliography