01986nam a2200313 i 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030020001800071020001500089040002700104082002300131100004500154245017200199264003100371300001400402336002600416337002800442338002700470520090100497650003001398650004301428650004101471650002701512650002601539650004001565650004201605650002501647219803InACL20260927132835.0260927s1995    xxu               0 eng d  a9780820419466  a082041946X  aInACLbengerdacInACL04a849.931bGON.32231 aGonzález-Casanovas, Roberto J.eauthor14aThe apostolic hero and community in Ramon Llull's Blanquerna :ba literary study of a medieval utopia (with a critical bibliography) /cRoberto J. González-Casanovas 1aNew York :bP. Lang,c1995  a161 pages  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aThis study examines a masterpiece of medieval religious literature, Blanquerna (1283), written in Catalan by Ramon Llull (1232-1316), Doctor Illuminatus and Apostle to Islam, better known for his theological systems and missionary works.Blanquerna is a popular utopia about reconverting Christians, reforming Rome and all Christendom, and evangelizing infidels and pagans: it shows Blanquerna's spiritual journey as he reforms monastery and countryside, cathedral and city, papacy and Church, and then writes a contemplative guide and mystical allegory. This study applies critical theories of historicism, reception, genre, and rhetoric to a detailed analysis of Blanquerna, as fictional hagiography and apostolic utopia, so as to examine cultural contexts, religious narrative, and exemplary textuality.It relates the novel to Llull's autobiography, literary works, and missionary arts; conside 0aLlull, Ramon, 1232?-1316. 0aCivilization, Medieval, in literature. 0aChristian communities in literature. 0aUtopias in literature. 0aHeroes in literature. 0aChristian communities in literature 0aCivilization, Medieval, in literature 0aHeroes in literature