{"product_id":"9780143106302","title":"Monodies and On the Relics of Saints: The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from theTime of the Crusades","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eof Nogent, Guibert; McAlhany, Joseph; McAlhany, Joseph; Rubenstein, Jay; Rubenstein, Jay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eThe first Western autobiography since Augustine's  \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMonodies\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMonodies\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eOn the Relics of Saints\u003c\/i\u003e,  a theological manifesto that has never appeared in English until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380583891199,"sku":"9780143106302","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780143106302_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307656","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780143106302","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}