Dear Christine,
For Aquinas as part of the mix that
led from Aristotle to FQ, besides the old standard Viola Blackburn Hulbert
diss. excerpted in the Variorum and sources cited there, see Father Maurice
B. MacNamee, Honor and the Epic Hero: A Studyof the Shifting Concept
ofMagnanimity in Philosophy and Epic Poetry NY Holt Rinehart and Winston,
1960 and Michael F. Moloney, "Sp. Aquinas, and St Thomas's Virtue of
Magnificence" JEGP 52 (1953) on how far it is virtuous for a Christian to
pursue fame. I think the conversation between Palmer and RCK in II.i.32-33
perfectly exemplifies AQuinas's 2 motives: to glorify God as helper and to
set an example to neighbors.
At 01:39 PM 11/5/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello,
>I'm currently planning a team-taught course with colleagues
>in Philosophy and Political Science. We are thinking about
>teaching The Faerie Queene and Aristotle's Ethics together
>(both in their entirety). I would be interested in hearing
>from anyone else who has given this a try. For instance, did
>you/would you prefer teaching one before the other or both
>at the same time? Any particular pitfalls or rewards? (We
>are also thinking major selections from Aquinas's Summa
>might be interesting to add to the mix). Any thoughts would
>be appreciated, thanks, Christine
>
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>Dr. Christine Cornell
>Department of English
>St. Thomas University
>Fredericton, NB
>E3B 5G3
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