The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from theTime of the Crusades
by
Guibert of Nogent, Jay Rubenstein
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
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...