For this new anthology, Anthony Bonner has chosen central texts from his acclaimed two-volume compilation (Princeton, 1985). Available for the first time in an affordable format, these works serve as an introduction to the life and writings of the Catalan (properly, Majorcan) philosopher, mystic, and theologian who lived from 1232 to 1316. Founder of a school of Arabic and other languages, Llull was also a poet and novelist and one of the creators of literary Catalan. This volume contains three prefaces on Llull's life, thought, and reputation. Of Llull's works, it offers , his seminal Christian apology; the , a summary of his philosophical system; , a celebration of mystical love in the courtly tradition; and his wittily scathing .