The Destruction and Recovery of Monte Cassino, 529-1964

Between the sixth and twentieth centuries, the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino (est. 529) experienced a cycle of atrocities which forever transformed its identity. This book examines how such a tumultuous history has been constructed, remembered, and represented from the Middle Ages to the presen...

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Main Author: Rennie, Kriston R
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Amsterdam University Press 2021
Series:Italy in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Subjects:
AUP Wetenschappelijk
culture
destruction
Diachronic
Europe
General history of Europe Italian Peninsula & adjacent islands
heritage
HISTORY
HISTORY / Civilization
HISTORY / Europe / Italy
HISTORY / Medieval
HISTORY / Social History
History, Art History, and Archaeology
Italy
Medieval
Monasticism
Sociology and Social History
South
c. 500 CE to c. 1000 CE
Europe
c. 1000 CE to c. 1500
Social History
South
Diachronic
History, Art History, and Archaeology
AUP Wetenschappelijk
Sociology and Social History
Social impact of disasters
Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Civilization
Medieval
Italy
European history
European history: Reformation
Monasticism, destruction, heritage, culture, Italy
HISTORY
European history: medieval period, middle ages
European history: Renaissance
Monasticism
culture
heritage
destruction
ISBN:9463729135, 9789463729130, 9048552125, 9789048552122
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover Table of Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Back Cover Prologue: The Oak Tree Part I: Animus and Anchor 1. An Enigma: The Legend of Saint Benedict Part II: Rise and Fall 3. A Destiny Repeated: Episodes of Destruction 4. Floreat Semper: Rebuilding, Stone by Stone Part III: Preservation and Valorisation 5. The People's Patrimony: Defining Historical Value 6. A New Europe: Erasing the Destruction 2. The 'Citadel of Campania': Growth and Prosperity Epilogue: Lighthouse References Index Half-Title Page, Title Page, Copyright
  • Part I Animus and Anchor --
  • 6. A New Europe: Erasing the Destruction --
  • References --
  • Abbreviations --
  • 2. The ‘Citadel of Campania’: Growth and Prosperity --
  • Part II Rise and Fall --
  • 1. An Enigma: The Legend of Saint Benedict --
  • Part III Preservation and Valorisation --
  • Index
  • Acknowledgements --
  • Epilogue: Lighthouse --
  • Table of Contents --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 4. Floreat Semper: Rebuilding, Stone by Stone --
  • 5. The People’s Patrimony: Defining Historical Value --
  • 3. A Destiny Repeated: Episodes of Destruction --
  • Prologue: The Oak Tree --