CHAPTER FOUR. Form and Inspiration in the Poetry of Bemardus Silvestris

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface xi
5. Chronological Table 1
6. Introduction 3
7. CHAPTER ONE. Twelfth-Century Platonism and the Pursuit of Wisdom 11
8. CHAPTER TWO. Philosophy and Experience: Boethius, Martianus Capella, and their Twelfth-Century Commentators 74
9. CHAPTER THREE. The Poetry of the Twelfth-Century Schools 126
10. CHAPTER FOUR. Form and Inspiration in the Poetry of Bemardus Silvestris 152
11. CHAPTER FIVE. Nature and Grace: The Allegories of Alain de Lille 187
12. CHAPTER SIX. The Poetry of the Schools and the Rise of Romance 220
13. CHAPTER SEVEN. Chartrian Allegory and the World 242
14. Appendix 267
15. Bibliography 273
16. Index 285