The Library
1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
1101–1200
1 work
c. 1121–1125
Latin
Bernard of Clairvaux · 1090–1153
Benedict's twelve steps of humility read in reverse as twelve steps of pride, each a recognisable social type from the monk who fidgets to the one who rebels openly.
1601–1700
1 work
1669, expanded 1682
English
William Penn · 1644–1718
Written in the Tower of London: an attack on worldly pride, titles, luxury, and hat honour, with a long anthology of testimonies against them.
2 of 1774 works