Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts (Records of Western Civilization Series)

By William Harris Stahl

Book Overview

Part of a detailed compendium of late-Roman learning in each of the seven liberal arts, set within an amusing mythological-allegorical tale of courtship and marriage among the pagan gods. The text provides an understanding of medieval allegory and the components of a medieval education.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231096364
• ISBN13: 9780231096362
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher