Love and Do What You Will

The Medieval History of an Augustinian Precept

By (author) Giles Constable

Book cover: Love and Do What You Will

Extent: 44 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subject: Medieval Studies

Series: Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(January 1996)

ISBN: 9781580440059

5.94 x 9.09 inches

Price: $9.95

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“Over the centuries the precept was interpreted in different ways to suit differing purposes and needs… It is not for us to say which (if any) of these uses and interpretations is correct in an absolute sense but to try to understand what it meant to those who used it.” — Giles Constable, “Love and Do What You Will,” p. 28.

Giles Constable is professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He was formally H.C. Lea Professor of Medieval History at Harvard, where he helped Morton Bloomfield set up the Committee on Medieval Studies.

  • By (author) Giles Constable