Henry Adams (1838-1918); grandson of President John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of President John Adams; was a journalist; historian and novelist who; in 1919; was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography "The Education of Henry Adams". One of his less well-known; but equally brilliant; novels was privately published in 1904: "Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres". American architect Ralph Adams Cram pushed for the public release of the novel in 1913; with the support of the American Institute of Architects. The work is a detailed exploration of medieval society; its poetry; mysticism and philosophy; written through his examination of Gothic architecture; sculpture and stained glass. The great cathedrals of France served as inspiration for this work; in which Adams also delves into the Catholic views of St. Michel; the ideology symbolized by St. Mary; the debate between William of Champaux and Peter Abelard; and the ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas. This work is a wonderful companion novel to the authors autobiography.
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