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Christophe Grellard et Frédérique Lachaud (éd.), A Companion to John of Salisbury, Leyde, 2014.Éditeur : BrillCollection : Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition, 57480 pagesISBN : 9789004265103169 €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.Christophe Grellard is an Assistant Professor at the University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne). He specialises in the history of medieval philosophy. His publications include Jean de Salisbury et la Renaissance médiévale du scepticisme (2013).Frédérique Lachaud is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Lorraine. She specialises in the history of English political culture from the 12th to the 14th century. Her publications include L’Éthique du pouvoir au Moyen Âge. L’office dans la culture politique (Angleterre, vers 1150-vers 1330) (2010).Source : Brill