In an analysis of the Troubadour Bernart De Ventadorn and the philosopher Abelard, this essay will argue that there is a great deal of inner turmoil discovered from within both of the twelfth century writers. ... Abelard's Historia Calamitatum develops Abelard as a man with a love for learning philosophy and analyzing theology. " I was so carried away by my love of learning that I renounced the glory of a soldier's life, made over my inheritance and rights of the eldest son to my brothers, and withdrew from the court of Mars in order to kneel at the feet of Minerva" (Abelard, p58). ...

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