Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres: A Study of Thirteenth-Century Unity

Henry Adams

Published by Princeton University Press 1982

Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres

A Study of Thirteenth-Century Unity

Henry Adams

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691241975

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About this book

This first paperback facsimile of the classic 1913 edition includes thirteen photographs and numerous illustrations of the great cathedrals of Northern France. Henry Adams referred to this book as "A Study of Thirteenth-Century Unity," and its expansive scope, together with the author's deep understanding of the period, makes it a classic in art history as well as in American literature. He wrote, "I wanted to show the intensity of the vital energy of a given time, and of course that intensity had to be stated in its two highest terms-religion and art."

Henry Adams' record of his journeys through France, searching for images of unity in an age of conflict, is accompanied by observations on literature, politics, religion, and maior church leaders such as Abelard, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Thomas Aquinas.

Author / Editor information

Henry Adams (1838-1918) was author of The Education of Henry Adams, two novels, and numerous hooks and articles.

Reviews

"One has the feeling that during the process of writing, the book grew way beyond its original plan and intention to be the informal travel talk of an art tourist, or an art-uncle for nieces with Kodaks. At a certain point it almost ceases to deal with esthetic experiences and becomes a confession of a seeker after unity, of a pilgrim who hopes to find in the Middle Ages an emotional repose-peace-Nirvana."—Ernst Scheyer, The Circle of Henry Adams

"Emerson discussed man's need to discover a system of unity for his age; Henry Adams did the same for an age when the conflict was infinitely more acute and the solution less apparently obvious."—Robert Spiller

"Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres is undoubtedly Adams's greatest work; though not apparently related to his earlier writings, this inspired work of poetry is the crowning achievement of his severe and somber historical oeuvre."—Maurice le Breton

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Editor's Note Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
CHAPTER I SAINT MICHIEL DE LA MER DEL PERIL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER II LA CHANSON DE ROLAND Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
CHAPTER III THE MERVEILLE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
CHAPTER IV NORMANDY AND THE ILE DE FRANCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
CHAPTER V TOWERS AND PORTALS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
CHAPTER VI THE VIRGIN OF CHARTRES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
CHAPTER VII ROSES AND APSES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
CHAPTER VIII THE TWELFTH-CENTURY GLASS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
CHAPTER IX THE LEGENDARY WINDOWS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
CHAPTER X THE COURT OF THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
CHAPTER XI THE THREE QUEENS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
CHAPTER XII NICOLETTE AND MARION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
CHAPTER XIII LES MIRACLES DE NOTRE DAME Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
CHAPTER XIV ABÉLARD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
CHAPTER XV THE MYSTICS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	320
CHAPTER XVI SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
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