Peter Abelard (10791142) was the greatest logician of the twelfth century. He taught in Paris, where Heloise (11011164) was his pupil when they met. Betty Radice was editor of the Penguin Classics during the 196070s and an acclaimed translator from Latin, Greek, and Italian. M. T. Clanchy researches at the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London.
Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.