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- Artist
- Clanchy, Michael T.
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- Date of Publication
- 1999-02-15
- EAN
- 9780631214441
- ISBN
- 0631214445
- Release Title
- Abelard: A Medieval Life
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- Abelard: A Medieval Life
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0631214445
ISBN-13
9780631214441
eBay Product ID (ePID)
788662
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Publication Name
Abelard : a Medieval Life
Language
English
Subject
Philosophers, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
1999
Features
Reprint
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"This is one of the best books on medieval culture I have ever read, and I was so delighted by it I was sorry to get to the end and to have to put it down." Norman F. Cantor, New York University "A great book, 'unique' like its hero" Jaques Le Goff, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales "A crowning achievement of writing medieval history in our generation." John W. Baldwin, John Hopkins University "Michael Clanchy's book will rank for some time as the best scholarly biography of Abelard. It is a compelling and convincing account that draws together the many disparate facets of the life of one of the most energetic minds and personalities of the twelfth century, or indeed of the Middle Ages." Times Literary Supplement "It takes a touch of genius to bring a twelfth-century intellectual to life in this way." The English Historical Review "The new biography by Michael Clanchy ... [is now] the standard historical study of Abelard's life. It is a work of great energy and insight ... It also provides analyses based on a thorough knowledge of Abelard and Abelard studies, that are as stimulating as they are provocative." The Medieval Review, August 1999 "Here is a fresh and central reconstruction of Abelard as a person, based on the research and text editions of previous decades, that puts him at the very center of medieval life and culture and thus makes him relevant for our own times." Revue d'histoire ecclesiastique "This marvelous book about one of the most controversial and interesting of twelfth-century men deserves the warmest welcome...It will surely establish itself and maintain a place for many years, as an accessible and balanced assessment of Abelard ..." Reviews in History "This book is much more than a life of Abelard: it is also an excellent survey of the twelfth century, which, while remaining faithful to the highest standards of scholarship, reads much like a good novel. This is a rare case indeed: a book with much to offer to specialists and beginners, which can also be recommended to historians and theologians alike." Theological Studies "This is one of the half-dozen best books ever written about the European Middle Ages. M.T. Clanchy integrates ecclesiastical, cultural, and social history, and the biography of a great mind and academic with depth of learning, subtlety of insight, and skillful and at times elegant writing that are rarely seen among medievalists ... My only regret is that I came to the end of it too quickly. I would gladly have remained immersed in Abelard and Heloise and their world for another two or three hundred pages ... Clanchy's Aberlard will stay with you and haunt your sensibility and imagination." American Historical Review "Clanchy has performed a valuable service in bringing together often difficult and specialised scholarship into accessible form for the general reader." Journal of Religious History, "This is one of the best books on medieval culture I have ever read, and I was so delighted by it I was sorry to get to the end and to have to put it down." Norman F. Cantor, New York University"A great book, 'unique' like its hero" Jaques Le Goff, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales"A crowning achievement of writing medieval history in our generation." John W. Baldwin, John Hopkins University"Michael Clanchy's book will rank for some time as the best scholarly biography of Abelard. It is a compelling and convincing account that draws together the many disparate facets of the life of one of the most energetic minds and personalities of the twelfth century, or indeed of the Middle Ages." Times Literary Supplement"It takes a touch of genius to bring a twelfth-century intellectual to life in this way." The English Historical Review"The new biography by Michael Clanchy ... [is now] the standard historical study of Abelard's life. It is a work of great energy and insight ... It also provides analyses based on a thorough knowledge of Abelard and Abelard studies, that are as stimulating as they are provocative." The Medieval Review, August 1999"Here is a fresh and central reconstruction of Abelard as a person, based on the research and text editions of previous decades, that puts him at the very center of medieval life and culture and thus makes him relevant for our own times." Revue d'histoire ecclesiastique"This marvelous book about one of the most controversial and interesting of twelfth-century men deserves the warmest welcome...It will surely establish itself and maintain a place for many years, as an accessible and balanced assessment of Abelard ..." Reviews in History"This book is much more than a life of Abelard: it is also an excellent survey of the twelfth century, which, while remaining faithful to the highest standards of scholarship, reads much like a good novel. This is a rare case indeed: a book with much to offer to specialists and beginners, which can also be recommended to historians and theologians alike." Theological Studies"This is one of the half-dozen best books ever written about the European Middle Ages. M.T. Clanchy integrates ecclesiastical, cultural, and social history, and the biography of a great mind and academic with depth of learning, subtlety of insight, and skillful and at times elegant writing that are rarely seen among medievalists ... My only regret is that I came to the end of it too quickly. I would gladly have remained immersed in Abelard and Heloise and their world for another two or three hundred pages ... Clanchy's Aberlard will stay with you and haunt your sensibility and imagination." American Historical Review"Clanchy has performed a valuable service in bringing together often difficult and specialised scholarship into accessible form for the general reader." Journal of Religious History
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
189/.4 B
Table Of Content
Preface. Map of France in Abelard's Time. Map of Paris in Abelard's Time. 1. The Story of Abelard. Part I: Scientia - 'Knowledge': Chronological Table 1079-1117. 2. Scientia - 'Knowledge'. 3. Literate. 4. Master. 5. Logician. Part II: Experimentum - 'Experience': Chronological Table 1117-1118. 6. Experimentum - 'Experience'. 7. Knight. 8. Lover. 9. Man. Part III: Religio - 'Religion': Chronological Table 1118-1142. 10. Religio - 'Religion'. 11. Monk. 12. Theologian. 13. Heretic. Conclusion. 14. Himself. Who's Who. Abbreviations used in the Notes to Chapters. Notes to Chapters. Suggestions for Further Reading. Index.
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Vivid and original reappraisal of one of the most influential and extraordinary men of medieval Europe: a key figure of the twelfth-century renaissance. Written by one of Englands most distinguished medieval historians of international renown., Michael Clanchy introduces the reader to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools whose career included seducing Heloise (his student), being castrated, accused of treason, condemned as a heretic (twice) as well as writing his memoirs - his "story of calamities". Because Abelard touched so many aspects of life, this book is structured naturally around the roles he played. The author describes in vivid and concrete terms what it meant in the twelfth century to be a famous scientist (the master of Latin, logic and philosophy), then a dedicated monk and pioneer of the discipline of theology - and yet one who was at various times a wandering scholar, courtier and jester. The authors many new findings include the discovery that it was Heloise who inspired many of Abelards most profound ideas. She educated him: up to now historians have assumed it to be the other way round. This, the first biography of Abelard for over 30 years, combines the most recent international research with a re-reading of the sources line by line., Michael Clanchy introduces the reader to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools.
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