Medieval grammar & rhetoric : language arts and literary theory, AD 300-1475 /
This volume contributes to two fields, the history of the language arts and the history of literary theory. It brings together sources in the disciplines of grammar and rhetoric which were used to understand literary form and language and teach literary composition. The volume establishes the ancien...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
[2015]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume contributes to two fields, the history of the language arts and the history of literary theory. It brings together sources in the disciplines of grammar and rhetoric which were used to understand literary form and language and teach literary composition. The volume establishes the ancient traditions on which the medieval arts are based, and gives substantial selections from the late antique source texts. All texts are presented in their historical and theoretical contexts, and carefully annotated. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2009. Includes translations from the Latin. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191803628 0191803626 |