{"product_id":"rethinking-the-school-of-chartres-edouard-jeauneau-9781442600096","title":"Rethinking the School of Chartres","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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 argues that the School did in fact exist but perhaps was not as important as previously thought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeauneau provides a fascinating portrait of the School of Chartres during its heyday in the first half of the twelfth century, bringing to light the accomplishments of Fulbert of Chartres, Bernard of Chartres, Thierry of Chartres, Gilbert of Poitiers and William of Conches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeftly translated by Claude Paul Desmarais, \u003ci\u003eRethinking the School of Chartres\u003c\/i\u003e provides a narrative that is critical, passionate, and witty. Sixteen black-and-white images are included.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the third title in a series called \u003cb\u003eRethinking the Middle Ages\u003c\/b\u003e, which is committed to re-examining the Middle Ages, its themes, institutions, people, and events with short studies that will provoke discussion among students and medievalists, and invite them to think about the middle ages in new and unusual ways. The series editor, Paul Edward Dutton, invites suggestions and submissions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edouard Jeauneau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442600098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442600096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Edouard Jeauneau","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980380143871,"sku":"9781442600096","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_047abed0-a525-4ada-95ea-a45f50625164.jpg?v=1683249599","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rethinking-the-school-of-chartres-edouard-jeauneau-9781442600096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}