Medieval theories of the creative act
Subtitle: Fribourg Colloquium 2015 = Théories médiévales de l'acte créatif = Theorien des kreativen Akts im Mittelalter
By: edited by = edité par = herausgegeben von Elisabeth Dutton, Martin Rohde
Contributors: Dutton, Elisabeth M., editor; Rohde, Martin, editor
Series: Scrinium Friburgense -- Band 38; Scrinium Friburgense -- Bd. 38.
Publisher: Reichert Verlag
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Wiesbaden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9783954902323
Subjects: Creative ability; Congresses; History; Medieval Civilization; Intellectual life
Other titles: Théories médiévales de l'acte créatif; Theorien des kreativen Akts im Mittelalter
Description: Essays in this volume explore medieval perceptions of the role of human creativity and the nature of creation. Drawing on examples from literature, art, music, and philosophy, and across the Western European tradition, the contributors consider how medieval craftsmen, writers, artists and composers understood their activity in relation to the works of past masters, and of the ultimate creator, God. The interdisciplinary nature of the collection and its chronological range facilitate a nuanced re-examination of shifting attitudes to individual artistic creativity across the medieval period and into the early modern.
Notes: International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes 9 English, 1 French, and 3 German contributions.