Homer in Wittenberg - Rhetoric, Scholarship, Prayer

Homer in Wittenberg discusses Homer's foundational significance for educational and theological reform during the Protestant Reformation. William P. Weaver provides a close examiantion of Melanchthon's use of Homer in his education reforms.

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: Homeric Grammar: Philip's Institutiones Graecae Grammaticae (1518)


• 2: Homeric Eloquence: Philip's 1518 Lectures on the Epistle to Titus and the iliad


• 3: Homeric Prudence: Melanchthon's 1523 Homer Lectures


• 4: The Homeric Poem


• 5: The Wittenberg Scholia


• 6: Rightly Dividing the Word


• Epilogue

Info autore

William P. Weaver is Professor of Literature in the Honors College at Baylor University. He received his PhD in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. From 2015 to 2018 he was a Humboldt Fellow. He co-edited an edition of Philip Melanchthon's writings on rhetoric (De Gruyter, 2017), and is the author of numerous articles on rhetoric, poetry, and the classical tradition in the Renaissance.

Riassunto

Homer in Wittenberg discusses Homer's foundational significance for educational and theological reform during the Protestant Reformation. William P. Weaver provides a close examiantion of Melanchthon's use of Homer in his education reforms.

Testo aggiuntivo

In this excellent and exciting study of the reception of Homer in sixteenth-century Wittenberg, William P. Weaver shows how central the ancient poet was to the education and theological climate that emerged in this Protestant stronghold in the wake of Martin Luther's critique of the Church.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William P. Weaver, William P. (Baylor University) Weaver, William P. (Professor of Literature in the Weaver
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780192864154
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286415-4
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Classical Presences
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, c 1500 onwards to present day, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches