{"product_id":"trace-and-aura-the-recurring-lives-of-st-ambrose-of-milan-hardcover","title":"Trace and Aura: The Recurring Lives of St. Ambrose of Milan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Boucheron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWillard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLara Vergnaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the foremost medievalists of our time, a groundbreaking work on history and memory that goes well beyond the life of this influential saint. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elected bishop of Milan by popular acclaim in 374, Ambrose went on to become one of the four original Doctors of the Church. There is much more to this book, however, than the captivating story of the bishop who baptized Saint Augustine in the fourth century. \u003ci\u003eTrace and Aura\u003c\/i\u003e investigates how a crucial figure from the past can return in different guises over and over again, in a city that he inspired and shaped through his beliefs and political convictions. His recurring lives actually span more than ten centuries, from the fourth to the sixteenth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the process of following Ambrose's various reincarnations, Patrick Boucheron draws compelling connections between religion, government, tyranny, the Italian commune, Milan's yearning for autonomy, and many other aspects of this fascinating relationship between a city and its spiritual mentor who strangely seems to resist being manipulated by the needs and ambitions of those in power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Boucheron \u003c\/b\u003eis a renowned French historian. He previously taught medieval history at the École normale supérieure and the University of Paris, and is currently a professor of history at the Collège de France. He is the author of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of five, including \u003ci\u003eFrance in the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a bestseller in France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Vergnaud\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of prose, creative nonfiction, and scholarly works from the French. She is the recipient of two PEN\/Heim Translation Fund Grants and a French Voices Grand Prize, and has been nominated for the National Translation Award. She lives in Washington, DC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in France and has translated more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction from the French. He has won the Lewis Galantière Award for Literary Translation and received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Translation. He lives in Norfolk, Connecticut.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768828330272,"sku":"9781635420067","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b48fba91db9e22d1dd69696c86e5abd4.webp?v=1780338337","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trace-and-aura-the-recurring-lives-of-st-ambrose-of-milan-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}