Social idealism in Ælfric's <i>Colloquy</i>
Earl R. Anderson
Ælfric's Colloquy is, of course, first and foremost, a dialogue between master his pupils to give practice in the use Latin at conversational level. The pedagogic intention work is evident from interlocutors' habit lingering over commonly used words various grammatical forms: for example, few opening lines (2–11) deponent loqui appears as loqui, loquimur, loquamur loqueris , together with noun locutio within little more than fifty (66–119) we find seven forms verb capere two them occurring four times each one twice. Yet, equally certainly, this colloquy has it just schoolboy exercises declensions conjugations. It escaped oblivion that been lot its humdrum fellows who – Garmonsway's personification were assigned rôle literary Cinderellas, labouring ‘in obscurity monastic classrooms help boys learn their lessons’. long acclaimed realism ‘sociological picture occupational strata’ Anglo-Saxon society; and, our own day, Stanley B. Greenfield called attention merits, ‘its fine organization structure, dramatic effect, pairing contrasting, king's bold hunter independent, timid fisherman…and lively disputation toward end about which occupation most essential’. In present study I hope demonstrate also draws on background ideas longevity partly due ingredient.
Anglo-Saxon England