Grammar and Christianity in the Late Roman World

by Catherine M. Chin

Between the years 350 and 500 a large body of Latin artes grammaticae emerged, educational texts outlining the study of Latin grammar and attempting a systematic discussion of correct Latin usage. These texts--the most complete of which are attributed to Donatus, Charisius, Servius, Diomedes, Pompeius, and Priscian--have long been studied as documents in the history of linguistic theory and literary scholarship. In Grammar and Christianity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812240359
• ISBN13: 9780812240351
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"