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Publication and the Papacy in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Publication and the Papacy in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Samu Niskanen
SeriesElements in Publishing and Book Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 177,Width 127
Category/GenreLiterature - history and criticism
Literary studies - general
Literary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9781009111089
ClassificationsDewey:070.509021
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 20 January 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This Element explores the papacy's engagement in authorial publishing in late antiquity and the Middle Ages. The opening discussion demonstrates that throughout the medieval period, papal involvement in the publication of new works was a phenomenon, which surged in the eleventh century. The efforts by four authors to use their papal connexions in the interests of publicity are examined as case studies. The first two are St Jerome and Arator, late antique writers who became highly influential partly due to their declaration that their literary projects enjoyed papal sanction. Appreciation of their publication strategies sets the scene for a comparison with two eleventh-century authors, Fulcoius of Beauvais and St Anselm. This Element argues that papal involvement in publication constituted a powerful promotional technique. It is a hermeneutic that brings insights into both the aspirations and concerns of medieval authors. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.