The Cistercian World by Pauline Matarasso
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.
Translated and edited with an introduction by Pauline Matarasso
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140433562 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140433562 |
| Title | The Cistercian World |
| Author | Pauline Matarasso |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1993-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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