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Fortune and Misfortune at Saint Gall (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library),Used
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The eleventhcentury monk Ekkehard IVs Fortune and Misfortune at Saint Gall, part of the chronicles of the famous Swiss abbey, is a treasure trove of medieval monastic life. Saint Galls records span its humble beginnings in the early seventh century to the late Middle Ages, with Ekkehards contribution covering the 880s to 972, near the end of the monasterys twocenturylong golden age. Its unforgettable tales, sometimes at odds with the historical record, contain sharp flashes of Ekkehards signature humorwhen, for instance, a spying abbot from a neighboring monastery is caught hiding in the latrine. Ekkehard also shows how the abbeys role as a spiritual haven could be compromised by worldly ties, including close associations with the powerful Carolingian and Ottonian courts. He bears witness to the struggles of the tenthcentury church reform movement, when Emperor Otto I dispatched investigators to uncover Saint Galls deviations from the Rule of Saint Benedict.This volume publishes the Latin text alongside its first complete English translation.
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