The Twelfth-century Renaissance [Paperback]

This volume surveys the wide range of cultural and intellectual changes in western Europe in the period c.1050-c.1250

An up-to-date survey of previous historical work in this field, the book provides a useful starting point for those new to this period.

Introduction

Chapter 2: Educational structures

Chapter 3: Past, Present and Future: Legacies, Imports, Memories.

Chapter 4: Law, Politics and Government.

Chapter 5: Intellectual Transitions: Philosophy, Theology, Humanism and Individualism.

Chapter 6: The Arts, Vernacular Literature and Music.

Chapter 7: A Renaissance for Women?

Chapter 8: Towards a Conclusion.

R. N. Swanson is Reader in Medieval Church History at the University of Birmingham