The destruction and recovery of Monte Cassino, 529-1964 /

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Between the sixth and twentieth centuries, the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino (est. 529) experienced a cycle of atrocities which forever transformed its identity. This book examines how such a tumultuous history has been constructed, remembered, and represented from the Middle Ages to the presen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rennie, Kriston R., 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]
Colección:Italy in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages ; 1
Temas:
Benedict, > Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino.
Monasticism and religious orders > History.
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Histoire.
European history.
Social impact of disasters.
HISTORY / Europe / Italy
Italië.
middeleeuwen.
abdijen.
Monasticism and religious orders.
European history: medieval period, middle ages.
European history: Renaissance.
European history: Reformation.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Prologue: The Oak Tree
  • Part I Animus and Anchor
  • 1. An Enigma: The Legend of Saint Benedict
  • 2. The 'Citadel of Campania': Growth and Prosperity
  • Part II Rise and Fall
  • 3. A Destiny Repeated: Episodes of Destruction
  • 4. Floreat Semper: Rebuilding, Stone by Stone
  • Part III Preservation and Valorisation
  • 5. The People's Patrimony: Defining Historical Value
  • 6. A New Europe: Erasing the Destruction
  • Epilogue: Lighthouse
  • References
  • Index

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