Monodies and On the Relics of Saints: The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from the Time of the Crusades by Joseph McAlhany, Jay Rubenstein, Guibert de Nogent

Monodies and On the Relics of Saints: The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from the Time of the Crusades

Joseph McAlhany, Jay Rubenstein, Guibert de Nogent

400 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging medium-paced
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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 lif...

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