Medieval Grammar and Rhetoric: Language Arts and Literary Theory, AD 300 -1475 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199653782)

Medieval Grammar and Rhetoric: Language Arts and Literary Theory, AD 300-1475 contributes to two fields, the history of the language arts and the history of literary theory. It brings together essential sources in the disciplines of grammar and rhetoric which were used to understand literary form and language and teach literary composition. Grammar and rhetoric, the language disciplines, formed the basis of any education from antiquity through the Middle Ages, no matter what future career a student would want to pursue. Because literature was also the subject matter of grammatical teaching, and because rhetorical teaching gave great attention to literary form, these were also the disciplines that would prepare students for an understanding of literary language and form. These arts constituted the abiding theoretical toolbox for anyone engaged in a life of letters.

Author: Rita Copeland
ISBN-10: 019965378X
ISBN-13: 9780199653782
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 07/13/2012
Pages: 986
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.80lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.94d