Thomas Becket: An Intimate Portrait - Softcover

Nederman, Cary J.

9780809154722: Thomas Becket: An Intimate Portrait

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ISBN 10: 0809154722 ISBN 13: 9780809154722

Verlag: Paulist Press International,U.S., 2020

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History Nearly 850 years after his death, Thomas Becket remains one of the most Controversial and enigmatic figures in English history. As chancellor to King Henry II, as archbishop of Canterbury, and ultimately as a martyr and saint, Becket and his unconventional career have taken hold of the historical imagination

Thomas Becket: A Intimate Portrait offers a new approach to understanding the man: through the writing of John of Salisbury, a fellow English churchman who was a long-time associate of and advisor to Becket, John was present at the scene of Becket's murder, after which he became a key figure in advancing the archbishop's canonization and cult. From their advanced education together in Paris during the 1130s until John's own death in 1180, the two englishman's lives and careers intersected almost constantly. Consequently, the large body of writing that John produced constitutes a virtual running commentary on the future saint's life; Drawing upon the vast resources found in John's philosophical treatises as well his correspondence, Thomas Becket: An Intimate Portraite provides a singular opportunity to share one man's up-closw perceptions of, and experiences with, Becket over more than three decades

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Cary J. Nederman received a PhD from York University (Tornodo). He is professor of political science at Texas A&M University in Collage Station, Texas
Karen Bollermann holds a PhD in Old English literature from Arizons State University. She is an independent scholar residing in Collage Station, Texas

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