The clerical dilemma: Peter of Blois and literate culture in the twelfth century

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations and Short Titles in the Notes xi Introduction 1 1. A Clerical Life 17 2. The Archdeacon and His Letters 49 3. The Formation of a Clerical Mind 96 4. Courts, Administration, and Pastoral Duty 131 5. In Search of the Ideal Bishop 176 6. The Piety of a Secular Cleric 214 Epilogue 263 Appendix: Problems in the Manuscript Tradition of the Letters of Peter of Blois 269 Bibliography 289 Index 313 ...