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A saint in the sun : praising Saint Bernard in the France of Louis XIV / David N. Bell.
LIBRA BX4700.B5 S19 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cistercian studies series ; no. 271.
- Cistercian studies series
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153--Appreciation.
- Bernard.
- Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153--Sermons--Translations into English.
- Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153.
- Eulogies--France--Translations into English.
- Eulogies.
- Eulogies--France--History and criticism.
- Orators--France--Biography.
- Orators.
- Christian saints--France--Biography.
- Christian saints.
- Politics and government.
- Religion.
- France.
- France--Religion--17th century--Sources.
- France--Politics and government--17th century--Religious aspects.
- Art appreciation.
- Religion and politics.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Sources.
- Translations.
- Sermons.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 588 pages ; 22 cm.
- Other Title:
- Saint Bernard in the France of Louis XIV
- Place of Publication:
- Collegeville, Minnesota : Cistercian Publications, Liturgical Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- "This volume contains translations or summaries of the most important panegyrics in praise of Saint Bernard that were preached during the reign of Louis XIV. Some of the preachers were and are regarded as the greatest orators ever to grace the French pulpit. All the translations are extensively annotated, and there are three introductory chapters providing a necessary background for appreciating the sermons. Sixteen preachers are represented, and, with one exception, none of the material has ever appeared in English. For those interested in the afterlife of Saint Bernard, as he was used, and sometimes abused, in the reign of the Sun King, this collection provides essential primary sources"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface
- The background
- The Quietist controversy
- Sermons and panegyrics
- Paving the way : divisions and subdivisions in Jacques Biroat
- Moving forward : commonplaces and curiosities in Jean-Fran�cois Senault, Bernard Planchette, Claude Texier, and Jean-Louis de Fromenti�eres
- The Bernard of the Strict Observance : Armand-Jean de Ranc�e
- Bernard returns to Metz : Jacques-B�enigne Bossuet
- Touching, moving, converting : the unction of Fran�cois F�enelon
- Bernard in battle : the anti-Quietist polemic of Charles de La Rue
- The flames die down : the revised panegyric of Charles de La Rue
- Bernard the mystic : Henri-Marie Boudon
- Panegyrical plagiarism? : Claude Lion, Fran�cois Ogier, and Esprit Fl�echier
- Last of the Fathers and the Angel of the Lord : Antoine Anselme and Louis-B�enigne Bourru
- Bernard the second Samuel : the psychological acuity of Jean-Baptiste Massillon
- Conclusion : the saint in the sun
- Appendix 1. Technical terms
- Appendix 2. Personalities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 568-576) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Saint in the sun
- ISBN:
- 9780879072711
- 0879072717
- OCLC:
- 962232395
- Publisher Number:
- 99972747140
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