Twelfth Century Renaissance

The literary work produced by Caroline Bynum entitled, “Did the Twelfth Century Discover the Individual,” strongly argues that people between the time period of 1050 C.E. to 1200 C.E. sought to define the “self.” Admittedly, I am not as knowledgeable as Caroline Bynum on this particular time period, but I believe an equally strong argument can be made that the twelfth century was indeed a definitive search for “the individual.” The controversy arises with the …

…Southern, Morris, Brown, Radding, Hanning,” in which they believe there is continuity in events leading to the Twelfth Century Renaissance. Individualistic approach emphasizes a different function of “self” and “individual.” An attempt has been made to illuminate the individualistic perspective. Respect and acknowledgement is well deserved for this literary work. However, I cannot embrace Caroline Bynum’s argument because very little attention is paid to the individual that the twelfth century produced. 782 words ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**