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Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Ser.: Medieval Reading : Grammar, Rhetoric and the Classical Text by Suzanne Reynolds (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521604524
ISBN-139780521604529
eBay Product ID (ePID)30794791
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameMedieval Reading : Grammar, Rhetoric and the Classical Text
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
SubjectMedieval, Latin, General, Rhetoric, Ancient & Classical, History, Literacy, Books & Reading, Linguistics / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeTextbook
AuthorSuzanne Reynolds
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
SeriesCambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition20
Reviews'This is an original, stimulating book which will be useful to all scholars working on reading and literacy in the Middle Ages.'Peritia, ‘This is an original, stimulating book which will be useful to all scholars working on reading and literacy in the Middle Ages.’Peritia, 'This is an original, stimulating book which will be useful to all scholars working on reading and literacy in the Middle Ages.' Peritia, "Linguists will find much of value in [Reynolds's] close examination of these grammatical practices, while literary historians will at least find new support for some established ideas in this book's final chapters." Robert S. Sturges, Arthuriana, "Medieval Reading is a treasure of a book. It is so well executed, in every regard..." Ralph Hexter, Modern Philology, ‘ … a thought-provoking and erudite work to be warmly welcomed and thoroughly recommended’.The Review of English Studies, ' … a thought-provoking and erudite work to be warmly welcomed and thoroughly recommended'. The Review of English Studies, ' ... a thought-provoking and erudite work to be warmly welcomed and thoroughly recommended'.The Review of English Studies
Series Volume NumberSeries Number 27
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal809/.02
Table Of Content1. Introduction; Part I. Contents for reading: 2. Learning to read: the classics and the curriculum; 3. Reading and the trivium arts; Part II. Reading Practice: 4. Origins and mythologies: the invention of language and meaning; 5. Reading word by word (1): the role of the vernacular; 6. Reading word by word (2): grammatical and rhetorical approaches; 7. From words to the phrase: the problem of syntax; 8. Government: the theory and practice of a grammatical concept; 9. Rival orders of syntax: vernacular, natural and artificial; 10. From the phrase to the text: grammatical and rhetorical approaches again; 11. Naked intention: satire and a new kind of literal reading; 12. Literacy: a new model for the classical text in the middle ages?; Bibliography.
SynopsisThis book argues for a radically new approach to the history of reading and literacy in the Middle Ages. It investigates the use of complex literary texts as the basis of elementary instruction in the Latin language and, using medieval teachers' notes (glosses) on a classical text (Horace's Satires) and a selection of other unpublished manuscript materials, it demonstrates that the reading of classical literature was profoundly shaped by the demands of acquiring Latin literacy through the arts of grammar and rhetoric. The resolutely literal readings of Latin texts found in these educational and institutional contexts call for a reassessment of the relationship of Latin and vernacular discourses in medieval culture, and of some central notions in medieval hermeneutics, notably allegory and authorial intention., This book investigates how people learnt to read in the Middle Ages. It uses medieval teachers' glosses on Latin texts to show how complex works were used in a very basic way in the classroom, and argues that this has profound implications for our understanding of medieval literacy and hermeneutics., This book investigates how people learned to read in the Middle Ages. It uses glosses--medieval teachers' notes--on classical Latin texts to show how these complex works were used in a very basic and literal way in the classroom, and argues that this has profound implications for our understanding of medieval literacy and hermeneutics. Suzanne Reynolds discusses issues including the relationship of Latin and vernacular languages, the role of classical texts in medieval culture, ideas of allegory in the Middle Ages, and medieval literary theory.
LC Classification NumberPA2061 .R48 1996
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