Reconsidering De consideratione: Transition from Book 1 to Book 2

The article discusses the evaluation of the Book 1 and Book 2 of Bernard of Clairvaux's De consideratione (Csi), and changes in the relationship between Bernard and Pope Eugene III. When Bernard wrote the Preface and Book I of his last major work he had known Eugene for around ten years, from 1...

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Main Author: Anderson, John D. 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2013
In: Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2013, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 143-160
Further subjects:B BERNARD, of Clairvaux, Saint, ca. 1090-1153
B Popes
B Religious leaders
B MONASTICISM & religious orders
B Monasteries
B Religious Organizations
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The article discusses the evaluation of the Book 1 and Book 2 of Bernard of Clairvaux's De consideratione (Csi), and changes in the relationship between Bernard and Pope Eugene III. When Bernard wrote the Preface and Book I of his last major work he had known Eugene for around ten years, from 1135 when Eugene entered Clairvaux as a novice. Bernard had been Eugene's monastic father and he had positioned himself in a familial relationship with Eugene.
ISSN:1062-6549
Contains:Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly