TY  - BOOK
AU  - González-Casanovas,Roberto J.
TI  - The apostolic hero and community in Ramon Llull's Blanquerna: a literary study of a medieval utopia (with a critical bibliography) 
SN  - 9780820419466
U1  - 849.931 23
PY  - 1995///
CY  - New York
PB  - P. Lang
KW  - Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316
KW  - Civilization, Medieval, in literature
KW  - Christian communities in literature
KW  - Utopias in literature
KW  - Heroes in literature
N2  - This 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
ER  -