A Companion to John of Salisbury
Edited by Christophe Grellard and Frédérique Lachaud
The Companion to John of Salisbury is the first collective study of this major figure in the intellectual and political life of 12th-century Europe to appear for thirty years. Based on the latest research, thirteen contributions by leading experts in the field provide an overview of John of Salisbury’s place in the political debates that marked the reign of Henry II in England as well as of his place in the history of the Church. They also offer a detailed introduction to his philosophical works (Metalogicon, Entheticus), his political thought (Policraticus) and his writing of history (Historia pontificalis).
Contributors include Julie Barrau, David Bloch, Karen Bollermann, Cédric Giraud, Christophe Grellard, Laure Hermand-Schebat, Frédérique Lachaud, Constant Mews, Clare Monagle, Cary Nederman, Ronald Pepin, Yves Sassier, and Sigbjørn Sønnesyn.
Biographical note
Table of contents
Introduction
Christophe Grellard and Frédérique Lachaud
Part One: Historical Context
John of Salisbury and the Schools of the 12th Century
Cédric Giraud and Constant Mews
John of Salisbury and Thomas Becket
Karen Bollermann and Cary J. Nederman
John of Salisbury as Ecclesiastical Administrator
Julie Barrau
Part Two: John of Salisbury as a Writer
John of Salisbury as a Writer
Ronald E. Pepin
John of Salisbury and Classical Antiquity
Laure Hermand-Schebat
John of Salisbury and the Writing of History
Clare Monagle
Part Three: John of Salisbury and the Intellectual World of the 12th Century
John of Salisbury and Law
Yves Sassier
John of Salisbury’s Political Theory
Cary J. Nederman
John of Salisbury on Science and Knowledge
David Bloch
Qui recta quae docet sequitur, uere philosophus est. The Ethics of John of Salisbury
Sigbjørn Sønnesyn
John of Salisbury and Theology
Christophe Grellard
Part Four: John of Salisbury and his Readers
Filiation and Context: The Medieval Afterlife of the Policraticus
Frédérique Lachaud
Sources and Bibliography
Index rerum
Index nominum