The examination of the context of medieval sermons essayed in this volume focuses on a variety of aspects: the dominant intra- and extra-literary influences, the use of literary forms and types, the adaptation of theological subject matter for proclamation from the pulpit, the influence of liturgy and audience (congregations), the interaction between word, writing and image, and not least the tensions operative in the relation between sermons in practice and their subsequent written forms. The Devotio moderna and sermons in Latin figure prominently in the overall layout. The volume also contains seven hitherto unpublished sermons, some of them in critical editions.
