Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
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"Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres" by Henry Adams is a book privately published in 1904. This playful meditation on medieval culture frames itself as a tour through three centuries, guiding readers through the worldview of the Middle Ages. Adams explores the Mont Saint Michel Abbey, the epic poem "Le Chanson de Roland," and extensively analyzes Chartres Cathedral, examining how architecture, poetry, and philosophy expressed medieval devotion to the Virgin Mary. The final chapters turn
to intellectual figures like Peter Abelard, Francis of Assisi, and Thomas Aquinas, drawing connections between spiritual and architectural grandeur. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 |
|---|---|
| Title | Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Saint_Michel_and_Chartres |
| Credits | Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco |
| Subject | Civilization, Medieval |
| Subject | Mont-Saint-Michel (Abbey : France) |
| Subject | Cathédrale de Chartres |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4584 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-04584-9 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1055 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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