Latin grammar and rhetoric : from classical theory to medieval practice / edited by Carol Dana Lanham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lanham, Carol Dana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin language, Medieval and modern--Grammar.

Latin language, Medieval and modern.

Latin language, Medieval and modern--Rhetoric.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Latin language--Grammar.

Latin language.

Rhetoric, Medieval.

Physical Description:

xi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2002.

Summary:

No legacy from antiquity to the Latin Middle Ages was more pervasive, or more enduring, than that of grammar and rhetoric. Cicero's son would have felt at home in a Tudor schoolroom, and the classical curriculum is readily recognizable in that of the Tudor schoolroom. And yet, grammatical and rhetorical theory and practice did change during those 1500 years, in ways that continue to demand, and richly reward, investigation. The twelve essays in this book contribute to the rapidly growing body of knowledge about the teaching and uses of grammar and rhetoric in the Latin West from late antiquity to the dawn of a new era in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Since grammar and rhetoric dominated (indeed, almost monopolized) schooling from Cicero's Rome until the twelfth-century revival of Roman law and the rise of universities, clearly a collection of essay examining aspects of these two subjects will, by definition, enrich the larger history of education as well.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0826457088

OCLC:

48177088