ENGL 1F95 Lecture Notes - Martianus Capella, Dialectic, F. R. Leavis
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Form and genre will be discuss almost every class. 5th century medieval writer, martianus capella wrote allegory, de nuptiis philologiae et. Allegory is one story where you look behind it to nd the real meaning or story. Mercury represents the pursuit of knowledge or pro table learning (represents by gold) De nuptiis philologiae et mercurii is the marriage of pro table learning and the love of words. Grammar is the mechanics of the structure of writing. Dialectic is the mechanics of thought, of logic. Rhetoric is the mechanics of communication, the art of persuasion. The rise of english - terry eagleton. Formal study of english literature began (not in the universities), in the. Leavis begun the study of english literature as a serious, university subject. Reading good literature made one a worthy member of a worthy society.
