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This work, first published in 1863, relates the biography of a
complex, visionary reformer from his birth in 1091 to his death in
1153, capturing in the process the major currents of
twelfth-century politics, culture and faith. From the foundation of
the Cistercian Abbey of Clairvaux to its rise as a centre of
monastic austerity and devotion, the book traces Saint Bernard's
participation in the seismic events of his day, including the
creation of the Knights Templar, the rise of scholasticism and the
preaching of the Second Crusade. Told in a lucid, anecdotal style
by the Victorian essayist, biographer and political reformer James
Cotter Morison (1832 88), whose friends included Matthew Arnold and
Thomas Carlyle, this is an important work of Victorian medievalist
criticism, capturing the spirit of its own age even as it evokes
the spirit of another.
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Gibbon (Paperback)
James Cotter Morison
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R692
Discovery Miles 6 920
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Described by his biographer as the author of 'monumental and
supreme' histories, Edward Gibbon (1737-94) is widely acknowledged
as a major figure of the Enlightenment and the father of modern
historical scholarship. However, despite these epithets, the
personal life of one of the eighteenth century's most successful
authors remains unknown to many of his readers. Published in the
first series of English Men of Letters in 1878 (and going into a
second edition in the same year), this biography by James Cotter
Morison (1832-88) provides a learned but accessible account of the
man who wrote The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Starting
with a childhood plagued by ill health and infirmity, and covering
Gibbon's time in the militia and travelling on the Grand Tour,
Morison leads readers through a life which was apparently
unremarkable, but in fact resulted in a work of enduring scholarly
achievement.
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Gibbon (Paperback)
James Cotter Morison
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R492
R431
Discovery Miles 4 310
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Gibbon (Paperback)
James Cotter Morison
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R583
Discovery Miles 5 830
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1884 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1889 Edition.
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