Lily's Grammar of Latin in English: An Introduction of the Eyght Partes of Spech

by William Lily

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Lily's Grammar of Latin in English: An Introduction of the Eyght Partes of Speche, and the Construction of the Same by William Lily, Hedwig Gwosdek Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This is an edition of the sixteenth-century Latin grammar which became, by Henry VIII s acclamation, the first authorized text for the teaching of Latin in grammar schools in England. It deeply influenced the study of Latin and the understanding of grammar. This edition includes chapters on its origins, composition, and subsequent history. Publisher Description The book makes available the earliest surviving text in English of the sixteenth-century Latin grammar generally attributed to William Lily (c.1468 - c.1523), the grammarian, scholar, and first headmaster of St Paul s School. The compilation became, by royal acclamation, the first and only authorized text for the teaching of Latin in grammar schools and remained so until ousted by Kennedy s primer in the first half of the nineteenth century. During this period ithad a profound influence not only on the study and teaching of Latin, but on the understanding of grammar and language more generally. Subsequent grammatical treatises in English were influenced by it inshaping grammatical rules and terms, and so too were methods of language 1542 version is presented here by Hedwig Gwosdek in a scrupulously and helpfully prepared edition. Dr Gwosdek has prefaced it with chapters on the text s gram

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2013
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780199668113
• Condition: Fine

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