The History of Grammar in the Middle Ages
The History of Grammar in the Middle Ages

Author: Richard William Hunt

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1980-01-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9027280975

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This volume brings together a number of papers written by R. W. Hunt (1908-1979) on the history of grammar in the Middle Ages. The importance of these papers lies almost as much in the spark of scholarly investigation that they have inspired, as in their contribution to original research. The first three studies in this collection deal with the change in grammatical doctrine that took place in the late 11th and 12th centuries and from which all subsequent developments during the creative period of medieval grammatical speculation derive. The fourth paper deals with a problem that concerns all students of the medieval liberal arts: the unity of learning, as opposed to the present-day compartmentalisation of studies. The remaining three studies deal with the textual materials available to the medieval student of grammar.

Speculative Grammar and Stoic Language Theory in Medieval Allegorical Narrative
Speculative Grammar and Stoic Language Theory in Medieval Allegorical Narrative

Author: Jeffrey Bardzell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-07

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1135865922

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In this study Bardzell unveils the way signification in medieval allegorical narrative depends not on Aristotelian theories of language, but rather on an alternative theory of language, which began with the Stoics and was transmitted through the Middle Ages via grammar theory.

Studies in Scholasticism
Studies in Scholasticism

Author: Marcia L. Colish

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-10-28

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1040233627

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Spanning thirty years, the papers brought together in this volume reflect three of Professor Colish's interests as a historian of medieval scholastic thought. The first group of studies represent investigations that flowed into, and out of, the research on Peter Lombard (d. 1161) and his contemporaries that culminated in her book Peter Lombard (1994). Following the publication of that work, she next sought to discover how Peter's theology became mainstream Paris theology in the period between Lombard's death and the early 13th century, resulting in the second group of papers in this collection. Finally, the last two papers offer reflections on broader interpretive issues, considering ways in which medievalists ought to reconsider their general understanding of the story lines of high medieval intellectual history.

The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy
The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy

Author: Robert Pasnau

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-06-19

Total Pages: 1520

ISBN-13: 1139952927

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The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy comprises over fifty specially commissioned essays by experts on the philosophy of this period. Starting in the late eighth century, with the renewal of learning some centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, a sequence of chapters takes the reader through developments in many and varied fields, including logic and language, natural philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, and theology. Close attention is paid to the context of medieval philosophy, with discussions of the rise of the universities and developments in the cultural and linguistic spheres. A striking feature is the continuous coverage of Islamic, Jewish, and Christian material. There are useful biographies of the philosophers, and a comprehensive bibliography. The volumes illuminate a rich and remarkable period in the history of philosophy and will be the authoritative source on medieval philosophy for the next generation of scholars and students alike.