Description: Through hundreds of published and unpublished sources, Alex J. Novikoff traces the evolution of disputation from its ancient origins to its broader influence in the scholastic culture and public sphere of the High Middle Ages.
Review Quotes: "An ambitious study treating one of the most recognizable features of medieval culture. Articulate and carefully researched, The Medieval Culture of Disputation traces the history of the medieval love of argument from its origins in the ancient dialogue to the debating culture of high medieval Europe."-- "Daniel Hobbins, University of Notre Dame"