Medieval literary theory and criticism, c.1100-c.1375 : the commentary-tradition

General introduction - the significance of the medieval commentary-tradition. An anthology of literary prefaces - introductions to the authors a critical colloquy - Conrad of Hirsau scriptural allegory and authority - Hugh of Saint-Victor, Peter Abelard and Peter Lombard poetic fiction and truth - William of Conches, Bernard Silvester, Arnulf of Orleans and Ralph of Longchamps the Dionysian imagination - Thomas Gallus and Robert Grosseteste scriptural science and signification - from Alexander's Sum of Theology to Nicholas of Lyre placing the Poetics - Hermann the German, an anonymous question on the nature of poetry updated approaches to the classics - William of Aragon, Nicholas Trevet, Giovanni del Virgilio and Pierre Bersuire the transformation of critical tradition - Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio assessing the new author - commentary on Dante.