Disciplina clericalis

About “Disciplina clericalis”

Disciplina clericalis is a book written by Petrus Alphonsi in Latin at the beginning of the 12th century. It is a collection of 33 fables and tales, often considered the oldest European collection of novellas. The work is also classified as a frame tale, a structure in which a larger narrative contains smaller stories. The text reflects moral and didactic themes common in medieval literature. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)