Description: Caesarius was a monk at the Cistercian monastery of Heisterbach in Germany, where he served as Master of novices. For their instruction and edification, he composed his lengthy Dialogue on Miracles in twelve sections between 1219 and 1223. The many surviving manuscripts of this and other works by Caesarius attest to his stature in the history of Cistercian letters. This volume contains sections one through six of Caesarius of Heisterbach’s Dialogue on Miracles, the first complete translation into English of an influential representation of exempla literature from the Middle Ages. Caesarius’s stories provide a splendid index to monastic life, religious practices, and daily life in a tumultuous time. The Dialogue on Miracles: Volume 1 Caesarius was a monk at the Cistercian monastery of Heisterbach in Germany, where he served as Master of novices. For their instruction and edification, he composed his lengthy Dialogue on Miracles in twelve sections between 1219 and 1223. The many surviving manuscripts of this and other works by Caesarius attest to his stature in the history of Cistercian letters. This volume contains sections one through six of Caesarius of Heisterbach’s Dialogue on Miracles, the first complete translation into English of an influential representation of exempla literature from the Middle Ages. Caesarius’s stories provide a splendid index to monastic life, religious practices, and daily life in a tumultuous time.
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Book Title: Dialogue on Miracles
Number of Pages: 536 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Topic: Monasticism, Christian Theology / Systematic, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Religion, History
Item Weight: 23 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Ronald E. Pepin
Item Width: 5.5 in
Book Series: Cistercian Fathers Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
