Author: Ronald E. Pepin
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This guide provides Englist translations of eight Latin texts used extensivly in schools during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. The Auctores Octo (eight authors) was employed to impart moral values to youth and teach them the Latin language. Among the works included are the famous Distichs of Cato and Eclogue of Theodulus, as well as collections of proverbs, fables, and a Biblical epyllion (Tobias).