Scorn for the World: Bernard of Cluny's De Contemptu Mundi (Medieval Texts and Studies) - Hardcover

 
9780937191354: Scorn for the World: Bernard of Cluny's De Contemptu Mundi (Medieval Texts and Studies)

Synopsis

A readable, facing-page format translation of a famous satire on the evils of the world. De Contemptu Mundi was an important influence on subsequent literature, including Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Latin (translation)
Original Language: Latin

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