Classical Rhetoric in the Middle Ages: The Medieval Rhetors and Their Art 400–1300, with Manuscript Survey to 1500 CE

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Classical Rhetoric in the Middle Ages: The Medieval Rhetors and Their Art 400-1300, with manuscript survey to 1500 CE is a completely updated version of John Ward’s much-used doctoral thesis of 1972, and is the definitive treatment of this fundamental aspect of medieval and rhetorical culture. Contents Preliminary Statement Prefatory Introduction to the Volume [A] Appendix to Footnotes 7, 11, 26, 132, 136, and 139 Addendum to Footnote 7 Addendum to Footnote 11 Addendum to Footnote 26 Addendum to Footnote 132 Addendum to Footnote 136 Addendum to Footnote 139 Prefatory Introduction to the Volume [B] Ciceronian Rhetoric and Oratory from St. Augustine to Guarinoda Verona Appendix to Footnote 17 Chapter 1 Rhetoric Medieval and Modern Appendix to Footnotes 3 and 38 Addendum to Footnote 3 Addendum to Footnote 38 Chapter 2 The Ad Herennium and the Rhetorical Works of Cicero and Quintilian in Relation to the Rhetorical Interests of the Middle Ages Chapter 3 The Textbooks and Rhetorical Instruction from Late Antiquity to the Eleventh Century 1 Late Antiquity 2 The Seventh to the Eleventh Centuries 2.1 Isidore of Seville (560–636) and Alcuin (735–804) 2.2 The De Inventione, the Ad Herennium and Quintilian’s ‘Institutes’ from the Seventh to the Eleventh Centuries 2.3 The Rhetorical Curriculum c. 850–1000 CE 3 The Eleventh Century 3.1 The North 3.2 Italy Appendix to Footnotes 1, 6, 8, 26, 85, 101, 102, 172, 252, 327, and 342 Addendum to Footnote 1 Addendum to Footnote 6 Addendum to Footnote 8 Addendum to Footnote 26 Addendum to Footnote 85 Addendum to Footnote 101 Addendum to Footnote 102 Addendum to Footnote 172 Addendum to Footnote 252 Addendum to Footnote 327 Addendum to Footnote 342 Chapter 4 The Textbooks and Rhetorical Instruction from the Later Eleventh to the Thirteenth Century 1 Rhetoric and Dialectic 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Overview of the Rhetorical Gloss and Commentary Survival for the Medieval Period 1.2.1 Prior to the Twelfth Century 1.2.2 Twelfth Century 1.2.3 Thirteenth Century 1.2.4 Fourteenth Century 1.2.5 Fifteenth Century 1.3 Rhetoric and the Dialectical Tradition 2 Wisdom and Eloquence: The Integrated Scheme of Knowledge 2.1 The Schemes of Knowledge Table of Defects and Remedies to Illustrate the Text between Footnotes 157 and 177 2.2 The Accessus ad Artes 3 Rhetoric and Civil Science (Politics) 4 Rhetoric and Law 5 Rhetoric and Dictamen 6 Rhetoric and the Colores: The Art of Prose and Verse Composition 7 Rhetoric and the Textbooks 8 The Study of Classical Rhetorical Theory in the North 1175–1300: The Universities and Mendicant Studia Appendix to Footnotes 72, 73, 82, 84, 112, 144, 152, 202, 297, 349, 356, 445, 512, 534, 535, 580, 599, 641, 719, 739, 761, 766, 769, 774, 777, and 813 Addendum to Footnote 72 Addendum to Footnote 73 Addendum to Footnote 82 Addendum to Footnote 84 Addendum to Footnote 112 Addendum to Footnote 144 Addendum to Footnote 152 Addendum to Footnote 202 Addendum to Footnote 297 Addendum to Footnote 349 Addendum to Footnote 356 Addendum to Footnote 445 Addendum to Footnote 512 Addendum to Footnote 534 Addendum to Footnote 535 Addendum to Footnote 580 Addendum to Footnote 599 Addendum to Footnote 641 Addendum to Footnote 719 Addendum to Footnote 739 Addendum to Footnote 761 Addendum to Footnote 766 Addendum to Footnote 769 Addendum to Footnote 774 Addendum to Footnote 777 Addendum to Footnote 813 Chapter 5 Conclusion Appendix A ‘G. Materia Tullii’: The Durham Dean and Chapter (Cathedral) Library C.IV.29 Glossator Manegold and Martianus Capella Appendix B John O. Ward vita Abstract Epigraphs Preface Appendix C John Ward: Pronuntiatio or Delivery in the Commentaries on the Pseudo-Ciceronian Rhetorica ad Herennium in the Medieval and Early Renaissance Periods Ancient Texts Medieval and Early Renaissance Comments and Interest Some Phrases / Names Bibliography Acknowledgements and Abbreviations Used Index Translations of Passages Cited on pp. 114–16 Final Note to the Reader