An anthology of over fifty primary texts representing the development of grammar, rhetoric, and literary study from the early to the late Middle Ages, many tran

This book argues for a radically new approach to the history of reading and literacy in the Middle Ages.

Follows the threads of ancient rhetorical theory into the Middle Ages and examines the distinctly Medieval rhetorical genres of perceptive grammar, letter-writi

This book has a twofold purpose. First, it seeks to define the place of vernacular translation within the systems of rhetoric and hermeneutics in the Middle Age

The history of medieval rhetoric can be understood only as part of medieval efforts to understand the manifold uses of language.