Francis of Assisi and His “Canticle of Brother Sun” Reassessed

1. Introduction
Brian Moloney

2. Francis of Assisi: A Man of His Time
Brian Moloney

3. Pain and Praise: The Composition of the “Canticle”
Brian Moloney

4. Words and Meanings
Brian Moloney

5. The Form and Structure of the “Canticle”
Brian Moloney

6. Francis’s Mysticism and the “Canticle”
Brian Moloney

7. “My Sister Death”
Brian Moloney

8. The “Canticle” and its Contexts
Brian Moloney

9. The “Knight of Christ”: Christian Chivalry in the “Canticle”
Brian Moloney

10. A Commentary on the “Canticle”
Brian Moloney

11. Conclusion
Brian Moloney

Keywords: Religious Studies, Christianity, Literary Theory, European Literature, Medieval Literature