The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland / / Ryder Patzuk-Russell.
Medieval Iceland is known for the fascinating body of literary works it produced, from ornate court poetry to mythological treatises to sagas of warrior-poets and feud culture. This book investigates the institutions and practices of education which lay behind not only this literary corpus, but the...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Kalamazoo, MI : : Medieval Institute Publications, , [2021] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Northern Medieval World : On the Margins of Europe
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XI, 315 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Pre-Christian and Secular Education -- Chapter 2 Clerical and Christian Education I: Contexts and People -- Chapter 3 Clerical and Christian Education II: The Latin and Bilingual Curriculum -- Chapter 4 Vernacular Grammatica -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- General Index |
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Summary: | Medieval Iceland is known for the fascinating body of literary works it produced, from ornate court poetry to mythological treatises to sagas of warrior-poets and feud culture. This book investigates the institutions and practices of education which lay behind not only this literary corpus, but the whole of medieval Icelandic culture, religion, and society. By bringing together a broad spectrum of sources, including sagas, law codes, and grammatical treatises, it addresses the history of education in medieval Iceland from multiple perspectives. It shows how the slowly developing institutions of the church shaped educational practices within an entirely rural society with its own distinct vernacular culture. It emphasizes the importance of Latin, despite the lack of surviving manuscripts, and teaching and learning in a highly decentralized environment. Within this context, it explores how medieval grammatical education was adapted for bilingual clerical education, which in turn helped create a separate and fully vernacularized grammatical discourse. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501514180 9783110750720 9783110750706 9783110754001 9783110753776 9783110754087 9783110753851 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781501514180 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ryder Patzuk-Russell. |