Rethinking the School of Chartres /
In this brief essay, esteemed medieval historian Edouard Jeauneau examines a much-debated question in medieval intellectual history: did the famous School of Chartres actually exist? Gracefully acknowledging the suggestion by Sir Richard Southern in 1965 that the School was actually a myth, Jeauneau...
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Toronto ; Tonawanda, N.Y. :
University of Toronto Press,
©2009.
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| Series: | Rethinking the Middle Ages ;
v. 3. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- The School of Chartres : myth or reality?
- Fulbert of Chartres : the mythical founder of the School of Chartres
- Bernard of Chartres : "the foremost Platonist of our time"
- William of Conches : "the most accomplished grammarian after Bernard of Chartres"
- Gilbert de la Porrée : chancellor of Chartres and demanding master
- Thierry of Chartres : "the most devoted explorer of the liberal arts"
- John of Salisbury : from disciple of William of Conches to Bishop of chartres
- In lieu of a conclusion.