"Cantico delle creature" by Francis of Assisi in the context of medieval culture
The paper offers a detailed analysis of the best known Italian medieval text "Cantico delle creature" by Francis of Assisi. Considered are the authenticity and the period of creating the text, as well as its main religious and philosophical images. The text is regarded alongside with the culture of the turning point epoch of religious crisis, as an evidence in favor of emerging profound alterations in the medieval man's mentality on the threshold of Renaissance.