James Cotter Morison

Broschiertes Buch

The Life and Times of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Ad 1091-1153

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

James Augustus Cotter Morison, an English essayist and historian, was born in London. His father, who had amassed a huge fortune as the inventor and proprietor of "Morison's Pills," lived in Paris until his death in 1840, and Cotter Morison thus gained not just knowledge of the French language, but also a deep affinity for France and French institutions. He was educated at Highgate School and Lincoln College, Oxford. Here he was influenced by Mark Pattison, to whom his receptive personality may have owed a certain over-fastidiousness that defined his entire career. He also met the main English Positivists and became a devout follower of their views. Nonetheless, he maintained a great affinity for the Roman Catholic religion and once spent several weeks in a Catholic convent. Another significant influence shows in the magnificent Life of St Bernard, which he published in 1863, that of his friend Carlyle, to whom the work is dedicated and whose style it is heavily influenced. Meanwhile, he had been a regular writer, first to the Literary Gazette, edited by his friend John Morley, and later to the Saturday Review during its most creative period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 518
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 723g
• ISBN-13: 9781108045414
• ISBN-10: 1108045413
• Artikelnr.: 35451838