Bernard of Clairvaux
Sermons on the Song of Songs — mystic, preacher, power broker
The most powerful churchman of the twelfth century. His 86 Sermons on the Song of Songs are the masterpiece of medieval mystical literature. Dante placed him as the final guide in Paradiso.
Key works
- Sermons on the Song of Songs~1135-1153— 86 sermons — the masterpiece of medieval mystical prose
- On Loving God (De Diligendo Deo)~1127— The four degrees of love