The Cloud of Unknowing, and Other Works

The Cloud of Unknowing, and Other Works - Penguin Classics

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Publisher's Synopsis

Although the exact identity of this text's author remains obscure, he was probably an English country parson of the late 14th century. The main theme of this book is that god cannot be reached by human intellect but only by a love that can pierce the "cloud of unknowing".

Book information

ISBN: 9780140443851
Publisher: Penguin Group (UK)
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 248.22
DEWEY edition: 18
Number of pages: 232
Weight: 173g
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 14mm