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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154590603321

Titolo

Authors of the Middle Ages . Volume II, Nos. 5-6 / / general editor: Patrick J. Geary

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2016

©1995

ISBN

1-315-26191-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 pages)

Collana

Authors of the Middle ages ; ; volume II, numbers 5-6

Altri autori (Persone)

MewsC. J

FlintValerie I. J <1936-2009.> (Valerie Irene Jane)

Disciplina

820.9001

Soggetti

Latin literature, Medieval and modern - History and criticism

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) - History and criticism

Historiography - History - To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprint. Originally published: Ashgate Pub. Co., 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

; No. 5. Peter Abelard / by Constant J. Mews -- ; No. 6. Honorius Augustodunensis / by V.I.J. Flint.

Sommario/riassunto

Volume II of the AUTHORS OF THE MIDDLE AGES series contains nos. 5-6 in the series: 'Peter Abelard' by Constant J. Mews and 'Honorius Augustodunensis' by V.I.J. Flint. PETER ABELARD (1079-1142) was one of the most creative and controversial thinkers of the 12th century. This study traces his life as a logician and theologian, paying particular attention to the many scholarly debates provoked by the Historia calamitatum and the celebrated exchange of letters with Heloise. It contains a full survey of his writings, listing the manuscripts in which they occur. HONORIUS AUGUSTODUNENSIS, c. 1098-c. 1140, one of the most prolific and widely read authors of the early 12th century, was a passionate proselytiser on behalf of the Benedictines. This study sets out the extraordinary features of his career and the nature of the battle he fought through his writings. Few of his works have appeared in modern editions, this study gives short accounts of each and their manuscripts.