{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-saint-bernard-abbot-of-clairvaux-ad-1091-1153-paperback-9781108045414","title":"The Life and Times of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, AD 1091–1153 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108045414","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life and Times of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, AD 1091–1153\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn engaging, comprehensive biography by a leading Victorian essayist, first published in 1863, of the charismatic twelfth-century abbot and saint.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Cotter Morison (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108045414, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 June 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e518 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis work, first published in 1863, relates the biography of a complex, visionary reformer from his birth in 1091 to his death in 1153, capturing in the process the major currents of twelfth-century politics, culture and faith. From the foundation of the Cistercian Abbey of Clairvaux to its rise as a centre of monastic austerity and devotion, the book traces Saint Bernard's participation in the seismic events of his day, including the creation of the Knights Templar, the rise of scholasticism and the preaching of the Second Crusade. Told in a lucid, anecdotal style by the Victorian essayist, biographer and political reformer James Cotter Morison (1832–88), whose friends included Matthew Arnold and Thomas Carlyle, this is an important work of Victorian medievalist criticism, capturing the spirit of its own age even as it evokes the spirit of another.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBook I: 1. Saint Bernard's birth\u003cbr\u003e 2. Choice of a career\u003cbr\u003e 3. Growth of Citeaux\u003cbr\u003e 4. Foundation of the Order of Citeaux\u003cbr\u003e 5. Saint Bernard's friend, William of Thierry\u003cbr\u003e 6. Visits to Paris\u003cbr\u003e 7. Secular episode\u003cbr\u003e 8. Quarrel with the Bishop of Paris\u003cbr\u003e 9. Literary compositions\u003cbr\u003e Book II: 1. Death of Pope Honorius II\u003cbr\u003e 2. William, Count of Aquitaine, still favours Anacletus\u003cbr\u003e 3. Converts at Clairvaux\u003cbr\u003e 4. Third journey to Italy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Death of Saint Bernard's brother, Gerard\u003cbr\u003e Book III: 1. Letter of William of St Thierry to Saint Bernard and the Bishop of Chartres\u003cbr\u003e 2. Life of Peter Abelard up to the Council of Sens, AD 1140\u003cbr\u003e 3. Theology of Abelard\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Council of Sens\u003cbr\u003e 5. Saint Bernard as a monk and ruler of monks\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Immaculate Conception\u003cbr\u003e Book IV: 1. Condition of Syria and the East up to the middle of the Twelfth Century\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Second Crusade preached by Saint Bernard\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Second Crusade\u003cbr\u003e 4. Acts of Saint Bernard during the progress of the Crusade\u003cbr\u003e 5. The last years of Saint Bernard.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266079641880,"sku":"9781108045414","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108045414i_0eda4ec5-0707-4946-aef8-405e5b67b0d0.jpg?v=1696746690","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-saint-bernard-abbot-of-clairvaux-ad-1091-1153-paperback-9781108045414","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}