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There are 21 critical essays on Monasticism.
Critical Essays on Monasticism
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 Critical Essay by Linda Georgianna
17,688 words, approx. 59 pages
 In the following essay, Georgianna analyzes Heloise's letters to Abelard concerning her conversion to monastic life and her requests for a new form of religious rule.
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Critical Essay by Jean Leclercq
17,109 words, approx. 57 pages
In the following essay, originally published in French in 1957, Leclercq surveys the types of literature written by the monks, including hagiographies, sermons, sententiae, and letters.
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Critical Essay by Nancy Bradley Warren
9,704 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Warren explores the Middle English version of the story of the miracle of the pregnant abbess from the Alphabet of Tales, interpreting it in terms of the association made between women's economic and sexual activities.
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Critical Essay by Vincent Desprez
9,560 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Desprez examines how St. Augustine and St. Fulgentius influenced monasticism in Africa and surveys monasticism in Spain.
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Critical Essay by Terrence Kardong
9,505 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Kardong analyzes John Cassian's early-fifth-century writings on monastic practices and experiences.
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Critical Essay by Mary Alberi
8,271 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Alberi discusses how Alcuin attempted to follow his “true philosophy” as a monk while serving in the court of Charlemagne.
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Critical Essay by John D. Anderson
7,355 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Anderson discusses the monastic observance described in the Navigatio Brendani, a medieval narrative of a seven-year voyage.
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Critical Essay by Jean Leclercq
7,275 words, approx. 24 pages
In the following essay, originally published in French in 1957, Leclercq discusses how spiritual experience transforms literature.
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Critical Essay by David Brakke
6,826 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Brakke discusses narratives about monks who, upon their deaths, were revealed to have been disguised women.
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Critical Essay by M. B. Pranger
6,610 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Pranger explains how Anselm's reading of Augustine illuminates the monastic mindset.
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Lecture by Francis Aidan Gasquet
5,863 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay, originally delivered as a lecture in 1906, Gasquet provides an economic perspective on medieval bookmaking.
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Critical Essay by Vincent Desprez
5,264 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Desprez discusses some of the personalities who shaped western monasticism, including St. Athanasius, St. Jerome, St. Martin, Honoratus, and John Cassian.
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Critical Essay by Shari Horner
4,606 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1994, Horner analyzes the elegy “The Wife's Lament” for indications of what life was like in the female monastic community.
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Critical Essay by Constance H. Berman
4,129 words, approx. 14 pages
In the following essay, Berman provides an overview of the history of women's religious communities. Parenthetical numerical references in the text refer to documents presented in Berman's edition.
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Critical Essay by William Collinge
4,093 words, approx. 14 pages
In the following essay, Collinge discusses Anselm's views on the importance of obedience and surrender in monastic life.
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