The Cistercian World
Monastic Writings of the Twelfth Century
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
24 March 1993
Summary
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 shar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140433562 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140433562 |
| Author: | Pauline Matarasso, Thomas Wyatt |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 24 March 1993 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Pauline Matarasso
Pauline Matarasso is a translator and editor with a particular interest in medieval literature. She has translated several works from Old French, including The Romance of the Rose and The Book of the Knight of the Tower. She is also the author of Queen’s Mate: Three Women of Power in France on the Eve of the Renaissance.
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