The Cistercian World: Monastic Writings of the Twelfth Century

Acknowledgements ix Introduction xi Translator's Note xvii Abbreviations xx The Monastic Horarium xxi CÎTEAUX: THE EARLY YEARS 1 The Little Exord 5 The Admonition of Stephen Harding 10 BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX 13 From the Vita Prima by William of St Thierry, Arnald of Bonneval and Geoffrey of Auxerre 19 From An Apologia for Abbot William 42 From The Life of Malachy the Irishman 59 Three Sermons on the Song of Songs 65 From On Consideration 84 Nine Letters 93 WILLIAM OF ST THIERRY 105 Three Meditations 110 GUERRIC OF IGNY 125 Three Sermons 129 AMEDEUS OF LAUSANNE 139 From the Fourth Homily on Mary, the Virgin Mother 142 AELRED OF RIEVAULX 147 From The Life of Aelred by Walter Daniel 152 From On Spiritual Friendship 169 From The Mirror of Charity 191 Pastoral Prayer 194 ISAAC OF STELLA 199 Two Sermons 203 GILBERT OF HOYLAND 213 Two Sermons 217 Two Letters 223 JOHN OF FORD 229 From The Life of Wulfric of Haselbury 235 ADAM OF PERSEIGNE 275 Two Letters 279 A DESCRIPTION OF CLAIRVAUX 283 A Description of Clairvaux 287 THROUGH MEMORY'S DOOR 293 Eight Stories from Exemplum Collections 296 Notes 305