Monodies and On the Relics of Saints The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from theTime of the Crusades

"This is a valuable addition to medieval literature, and Penguin are to be applauded for adding it to their list of Classics. . . . The "Monodies" has been translated before but clumsily, and here at last is a smooth and comprehensible version. . . . [It] provides an intriguing insight into the mind of a medieval monk . . . a complex and troubled man, austere, conservative, at sea with a changing world . . . an isolated and introspective figure who broods continually on his relationship with God. This is, of course, one of the reasons why the "Monodies "is so interesting."-- Charles Freeman, "History Today"