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While his writings were directed largely to a literate class, it was nonetheless his assumption that they would be read aloud, as was common during the Middle Ages.

He is ever conscious of propriety, and speaks carefully, both because of his elevated rank, and in case women or children should hear what he has written.

His works reflect his character, ambitions, and beliefs, so that in many ways they are a mirror of his time and circumstances.