Francis of Assisi

Full of nuance and engaging detail, providing insight into [an] enduring legacy -Iris McLister, Santa Fe New Mexican -- Iris McLister * Santa Fe New Mexican * The single best book about Francis now available in English . . . Vauchez must be given the crown. -Lawrence S. Cunningham, Commonweal -- Lawrence C. Cunningham * Commonweal * Fascinating -John L. Murphy, PopMatters -- John L. Murphy * PopMatters * Comprehensive [and] engaging. -P. L. Urban Jr., Choice -- P. L. Urban Jr. * Choice * An indispensable document attesting to what can be known of the Poor Man of Assisi, as well as a stirring exemplum of written history. -Michael Signorelli, Paris Review Daily -- Michael Signorelli * Paris Review Daily * This new biography will reinvigorate our appreciation of Francis' originality and radicalism. -Martin L. Smith, Washington Independent Review of Books -- Martin L. Smith * Washington Independent Review of Books * [A] well-informed study... Vauchez writes lucidly and thoughtfully. -Robert E. Lerner, Times Literary Supplement -- Robert E. Lerner * Times Literary Supplement * The leading historian of later-medieval sainthood has here incorporated much recent Italian research in this mature appreciation of the life, cult, and varied interpretations of the era's most engaging saintly protagonist. -Lester K. Little, Smith College -- Lester Little For thirty years, we have been waiting for a new scholarly biography of Francis of Assisi. Andre Vauchez offers us that and so much more. Not only does he give us a thorough assessment of Francis in his historical context; he also offers us an intimate understanding of his spiritual experience. -Jacques Dalarun, Institut de Recherches et d'Histoire des Textes, Paris -- Jacques Dalarun This is a winner. It will have a great many readers and will dominate the field of Saint Francis studies for years to come. -William Chester Jordan, Princeton University -- William Chester Jordan