Saint Anselm and His Biographer: A Study of Monastic Life and Thought 1059-C.1130

by Richard William Southern

Book Overview

This is a study of Anglo-Norman monastic life and thought between about 1060 and 1130 as seen through the lives and writings of two men: Anslem, Archbishop of Canterbury, the most penetrating intellect between Augustine and Aquinas and the more commonplace observant Eadmer, his biographer. Taken together, the writings of the two men embrace almost every side of contemporary monastic experience. Professor Southern surveys all these aspects as they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521103312
• ISBN13: 9780521103312
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"