«Mais se moue com exemplos de semelhantes obras que com doctrina e preceptos» : a polêmica franciscana acerca dos livros e seus reflexos nas Crónicas da Ordem dos Frades Menores, de Frei Marcos de Lisboa

Abstract

The discussion about the books and the criticism of theoretical knowledge, devoid of the spirit of prayer, was one of the most controversial topics in Order of Friars Minor. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of this aspect in hagiographic construction of St. Francis of Assisi, examining excerpts from Vita I, by Thomas of Celano and Legenda Maior, by St. Bonaventure in order to detect similarities and differences that appear in Crónicas da Ordem dos Frades Menores, by Fr. Marcos de Lisboa.

Keywords

• St. Francis of Assisi
• Franciscan hagiography
• Frei Marcos de Lisboa
• Rhetoric