The Cistercian World: Monastic Writings of the Twelfth Century - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140433562 ISBN 13 : 9780140433562

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 1993

Synopsis

The Cistercian World: Monastic Writings of the Twelfth Century (Penguin Classics)

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Cistercian Order was born in Burgundy at the start of the twelfth century as a movement of radical renewal - an Order that survives to this day with the greater part of its written heritage preserved. This volume brings together a selection of its finest works, which speak powerfully across the centuries to modern readers. Writings by St Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153) - including his letters, The Life of Malachy the Irishman, sermons on the Song of Songs and the sharply satirical Apologia for Abbot William - reveal him to be a highly individual and influential writer of the Middle Ages. Also included here are a charming description of Clairvaux, biographies of abbots and a series of exemplary stories, all drawing on the Scriptures to express intensely personal forms of monastic theology.

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Translated and edited with an introduction by Pauline Matarasso

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0140433562
• ISBN 13: 9780140433562
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 352