Well, Robertson's quite controversial among literary folk, especially
postmodern types--something about authority, I believe. But even if
he doesn't entirely convince, he's much more interesting than most of
his detractors.
Regards,
Jim Kerbaugh
Christopher Crockett wrote:
>
> My apologies for breathing into a dying string (I've been computerless
> for the week and can't help myself), but the subject seems important enough
> and I've been interested in it--for several reasons--for donkies' years.
>
> My understanding (easily wrong, as usual) is that
> three-fold/four-fold/*-fold ways of looking at scripture (and, by extension,
> everything else) were not just *a* way of approaching things, but *the* way,
> universally accepted and permeating all aspects of the medieval "mindset"
> (sorry).
>
> Including, for example, literature (cf. the discussion in Robertson's _Preface
> to Chaucer_, based [?] on Augustine's _On Christian Doctrine_, which slipped
> by Otfried [!???]).
>
> Although the _Glossa Ordinaria_ (partly the life's work of Abelard's smokey
> nemesis, Anselm of Laon and available in two vols. of the PL), and St. Thomas'
> _Caetana Aurea_ (based on the _G.O._) provide an exhaustive view of the whole
> Bible seen through the lens of this this way of "looking", it is the
> wonderfully subtle liturgical sermons of Guerric of Igny (Latin/French ed. in
> _Sources Chretiennes_; English trans. in the Cistercian Fathers series) which
> are my personal favorite "practical" application of this "method" of exegesis.
>
> Perhaps enough mistakes for a single post.
>
> I've not kept up on the literature and the memory fades, but, as I say,
> an important topic which might be of more interest to others.
>
> Someone please correct me before I faut again.
>
> Best to all from here,
>
> Christopher
>
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