The Twelfth-century Renaissance

By (author) R.N. Swanson

Publication date:

24 June 1999

Length of book:

256 pages

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Dimensions:

216x138mm

ISBN-13: 9780719042560

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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.