The Medieval Church · c. 1115
Monodies
De Vita Sua
Guibert of Nogent · c. 1055–c. 1124
What it is
An abbot's account of his mother, his own sexual temptations and bad dreams, a murdered bishop, and a communal revolt at Laon, written in imitation of Augustine.
Why it lasted
The most psychologically revealing autobiography between Augustine and the Renaissance, and unusually frank about family and fear.
Where to read it
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