Beyond Measure: The Poetics of the Image in Bernard of Clairvaux Volume 279

by Isaac Slater

Bernard continually returns to the classical idea that the quality of desire shapes theological imagination. By attending to the multiple ways he develops and applies this insight, Beyond Measure uncovers a new depth of organic unity to the literary, philosophical, and theological strands densely interwoven through his writings. Bernard's apparent iconoclasm with respect to art, affectivity, and the humanity of Jesus is revealed as an alternative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879072792
• ISBN13: 9780879072797
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"