Abstract
Between XIth and XIIth centuries, the art of writing letters got prominence among men who dominated the writing. The epistolography acquired a new impetus under the medieval man's feather, both by the amount of text produced and preserved, as for the improvement of the techniques of composition. Therefore, we consider appropriate to investigate the epistolography in XIth century, notably, in a set of letters that represents its socio-political weight as a means of communication. Specifically, we chose to follow the epistolary trajectory of Peter Damian, an important reference to dictatores in XIIth century. Peter Damian did use his correspondence as an instrument for the communication of cenobitic and eremitical precepts. He gave us a complex scene of the relationships established by the improvement of epistolary communication mechanisms. These letters demonstrate his attempt to intervene in doctrinal debates and political strategies adopted by both the papacy, as the regional clerical leaders with whom he spoke.
Epistolography; Middle Ages; Peter Damian