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MEDIEVAL SERMON STUDIES
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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13660691.2023.2269051
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Oxford; Bodleian Library; MS Laud misc. 200; Wycliffite; lollard; exempla; England; heresy; dissent; Middle English; Latin; vernacular; glossing
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This article examines the contradictory attitudes towards the use of exempla in the two Wycliffite Latin Sermon Cycles of Oxford. The author of the sermons condemns exempla that are not scripturally derived, but in practice, he uses a range of examples from extra-biblical sources. These sermons complicate our understanding of Wycliffite preaching theory.
This article examines the contradictory attitudes towards the use of exempla in the two Wycliffite Latin Sermon Cycles of Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud misc. 200. While the author of the sermons condemns exempla that are not scripturally derived, he in fact employs a range of examples, several of which are extra-biblical. There is thus a divide between his theory and practice. These sermons complicate our views of Wycliffite preaching theory, demonstrating that the debate for some dissenting preachers was about what was suitable material for exempla, rather than if exempla were in themselves appropriate for sermons.
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