In-depth study of an important writer and close associate of
Becket. Herbert of Bosham (c.1120-c.1194) was one of the most
brilliant, original and versatile thinkers of the twelfth century.
Herbert was Thomas Becket's closest confidant, a theologian,
biblical commentator, historian, letter-writer and Hebrew scholar;
he wrote a Life of St Thomas unlike any other contemporary
biography, produced one of the most visually-arresting illuminated
Bible books of his age, and composed a commentary on the Psalms
inspired by Jewish scholarship. His uncompromising character, and
the originality and complexity of his thought, meant that Herbert's
works were largely ignored during his lifetime and forgotten for
centuries, but more recently they have begun to receive the
attention and approval that their author insisted they deserved.
The chapters in this book, the first to be devoted to Herbert's
life and works, examine his eventful and troubled life, his
remarkable corpus of works,and how they came to be neglected and
rediscovered. They provide an introduction to his life, writings
and legacy, direction to existing scholarship on the subject, and
new insights on, interpretations of and discoveries about
anidiosyncratic representative of the "twelfth-century
renaissance". MICHAEL STAUNTON is Associate Professor of History at
University College Dublin. Contributors: Julie Barrau, Laura
Cleaver, Matthew Doyle, Anne J. Duggan, Christopher de Hamel,
Sabina Flanagan, Michael Staunton, Nicholas Vincent.
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