{"product_id":"early-lives-of-bernard-of-clairvaux-volume-97-paperback","title":"Early Lives of Bernard of Clairvaux: Volume 97 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Barratt\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo biographical fragments of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux's life and works are translated into English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) was a commanding, and controversial, figure in early-twelfth-century Western European religious and political life. Even before his death, his followers expected him to be canonized--hence the various attempts to record his life, deeds, and miracles. Four of these important early witnesses--two biographical fragments, the \u003ci\u003eVita Secunda \u003c\/i\u003e(an abbreviation of the \u003ci\u003eVita Prima\u003c\/i\u003e), and the later \u003ci\u003eVita Quarta--\u003c\/i\u003eare here translated into English for the first time. The material they work and rework testifies to the many evolving ways in which Bernard was perceived by his near contemporaries. They show how, and why, in Cistercian and Benedictine circles his memory was cherished in the period immediately before and after his death.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Barratt\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. She studied English and medieval studies at the Universities of Cambridge and Toronto and has published extensively on religious writing by medieval women in Latin and Middle English. She has previously translated for the Cistercian Fathers series Books One through Five of Gertrud the Great of Helfta's \u003ci\u003eHerald of God's Loving-Kindness \u003c\/i\u003e(CF 035, 063, 085, and 086), and Gertrud's recently discovered \u003ci\u003eMemorial of the Abundance of the Divine Sweetness \u003c\/i\u003e(CF 088).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809430036677,"sku":"9780879074487","price":37.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/IK3qealANu9780879074487.webp?v=1770943177","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/early-lives-of-bernard-of-clairvaux-volume-97-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}