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Bernard of Cluny by achiellies is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Bernard of Cluny composed his 3,000 line satirical poem "De Contemptu Mundi" or "On the Contempt of the World" in the 12th century while sheltered in the monastery of Cluny. In the poem, Bernard laments the oppression, disease, poverty, unrest, degradation, and war of his time. He believes the corruption and moral darkness of the era mean judgment day is near. Though he offers no solutions, Bernard places hope in the afterlife and uses fiery language to condemn the evils he sees in both the secular and eccl
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- achiellies
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- EN