Anselm of Canterbury and the desire for the Word [electronic resource] /
Eileen C. Sweeney.
- Washington : Catholic University of America Press, 2012.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The problem of Anselm: the coincidence of opposites -- The prayers: persuasion and the narrative of longing -- The letters: physical separation and spiritual union -- Grammar and logic: linguistic analysis, method, and pedagogy -- The Monologion and Proslogion: language straining toward God -- The trilogy of dialogues: exploring division and unity -- Uniting God with human being and human being with God -- The later works: from Meditatio to Disputatio -- Conclusion: Reason, desire, and prayer.