Wisdom, Authority and Grammar in the Seventh Century: Decoding Virgilius Maro Grammaticus

by Vivien Law

Book Overview

The works of the seventh-century writer Virgilius Maro Grammaticus are among the most puzzling medieval texts to survive. Ostensibly a pair of grammars, they swarm with hymns, riddles, invented words and imaginary writers. Conventionally interpreted either as a benighted barbarian's unfortunate attempt to write a 'proper' grammar, or as a parody of the pedantic excesses of the ancient grammatical tradition, these texts have long been in need of an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521027691
• ISBN13: 9780521027694
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"