Title: Songs of silence
Description: It is a work of rhetoric used by three mystics: Bernard of Clairveux, Margery Kempe, and Teresa of Avila. The rhetoric is persuasive because of its connection to the human body and to the use of the "Song of Songs" or "Song of Solomon," whichever you prefer. Read the introduction and conclusion for a more in-depth understanding of what the book is about.
Subjects: Mysticism, Bible, Criticism and interpretation, History
Time periods: It covers the Middle Ages in France and England and the 16th Century in Spain.