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The Swerve - Excerpts On Monks and Manuscripts
The Swerve - Excerpts On Monks and Manuscripts
Excerpts from The Swerve, pp. 27-29: On the Benedictine Rule and its antipathy towards
inquiry, curiosity, and independent thinking.
Excerpts from The Swerve, pp. 37-44: On Benedictine monasteries, reading, and the
preservation of classical texts.