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The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works Paperback - 2002
by Anonymous; A. C. Spearing (Translator); Introduction by A. C. Spearing
A new translation of four unique and enigmatic masterpieces of medieval mysticism. The author of this work is unknown, but is thought to be a priest and Carthusian monk. This edition includes notes, suggestions for further reading and an appendix.
Summary
In the fourteenth century there was a great flourishing of religious writings in English, both orthodox and heretical. Many of these works focused on Christ's Passion and humanity, whereas The Cloud of Unknowing describes an abstract, transcendent God beyond human knowledge and human language. Drawing upon radically different traditions, it is a rich work full of intriguing contradictions that speaks to us with liveliness and wit even today. The unknown author, thought to be a priest and Carthusian monk, is also believed to have written the other three works in this volume: The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis, The Book of Privy Counselling, and An Epistle on Prayer, which, together with The Cloud of Unknowing, are the four texts at the core of medieval mystical theology.
This Penguin Classics edition includes full explanatory notes, suggestions for further reading, an appendix that reproduces the Middle English text of a section of The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis, and an introduction that places the texts within the context of medieval religious writing.
This Penguin Classics edition includes full explanatory notes, suggestions for further reading, an appendix that reproduces the Middle English text of a section of The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis, and an introduction that places the texts within the context of medieval religious writing.
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- Title The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works
- Author Anonymous; A. C. Spearing (Translator); Introduction by A. C. Spearing
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-01-29
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780140447620 / 0140447628
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.14 x 0.49 in (19.71 x 13.06 x 1.24 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Religious Orientation: Catholic
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Catholic
- Theometrics: Evangelical
- Theometrics: Mainline
- Library of Congress subjects Mysticism - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002727968
- Dewey Decimal Code 248.22
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