Fragments of a World: William of Auvergne and His Medieval Life

By Lesley Smith

The first modern biography of medieval French scholar and bishop William of Auvergne.

Today, William of Auvergne (1180?-1249) is remembered for his scholarship about the afterlife as well as the so-called Trial of the Talmud. But the medieval bishop of Paris also left behind nearly 600 sermons delivered to all manner of people--from the royal court to the poorest in his care. In Fragments of a World, Lesley Smith uses these sermons to paint a vivid picture of this extraordinary cleric, his parishioners, and their bustling world. The first modern biography of the influential teacher, bishop, and theologian, Fragments of a World casts a new image of William of Auvergne for our times--deeply attuned to both the spiritual and material needs of an ever-changing populace in the medieval city.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022682618X
• ISBN13: 9780226826189
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"