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Overview"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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Guibert, Abbot of Nogent-sous-Coucy , Jay Rubenstein , Joseph McAlhanyPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Classics ISBN: 9780141389387ISBN 10: 0141389389 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 23 February 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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