The Rhetorical Aspect of Grammar Teaching in Anglo-Saxon England
Gabriele Knappe
Abstract: In the Christian society and culture of England before Norman Conquest literary education viras centred on grammar. The extant texts reflect an educational system which by no means neglected rhetorical education—but classical ars bene dicendi was apparently basically unknown. Anglo-Saxon thus provides a test case for continuation elaboration alternatives teaching. It is argued that, besides influence pedagogical considerations Germanic poetical devices, background strategies to be sought in extended grammatical curriculum. Instruction praeexercitaminamay have been included this figures tropes contained grammars purpose text interpretation were certainly studied, cind they also employed production literature. Of utmost importance creative use techniques deduced from model way enarratio.
Rhetorica