Monodies and On the Relics of Saints: The Autobiography and a

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Monodies and On the Relics of Saints: The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from theTime of the Crusades (Penguin Classics)

The first Western autobiography since Augustine's Confessions, the Monodies is set against the backdrop of the First Crusade and offers stunning insights into medieval society. As Guibert of Nogent intimately recounts his early years, monastic life, and the bloody uprising at Laon in 1112, we witness a world-and a mind-populated by royals, heretics, nuns, witches, and devils, and come to understand just how fervently he was preoccupied with sin, sexuality, the afterlife, and the dark arts. Exotic, disquieting, and illuminating, the Monodies is a work in which the dreams, fears, and superstitions of one man illuminate the psychology of an entire people. It is joined in this volume by On the Relics of Saints, a theological manifesto that has never appeared in English until now.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Country	USA
Author	Guibert of Nogent
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781101552704
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
NumberOfPages	404
PublicationDate	2011-09-27
Publisher	Penguin Classics
ReleaseDate	2011-09-27
Studio	Penguin Classics

Monodies and On the Relics of Saints: The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from theTime of the Crusades (Penguin Classics)

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