De Contemptu Mundi

• Author(s): Bernard (of Cluny), Ronald E. Pepin,
• Publisher: Colleagues Press
• Pages: 189
• ISBN_10: 0937191353
  ISBN_13: 9780937191354
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical , Literary Collections / Medieval , Poetry / General , Poetry / Ancient & Classical ,

Description:...

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.