Ars versificatoria, Issues 22-23

216 Pages·1981·0.6 MB·English

by  Matthew (of Vendôme)

Ars Versificatoria = : The Art of the
title: Versemaker Mediaeval Philosophical Texts
in Translation ; No. 22
author: Matthew.; Parr, Roger P.
publisher: Marquette University Press
isbn10 | asin: 0874622220
print isbn13: 9780874622225
ebook isbn13: 9780585141169
language: English
Poetics--Early works to 1800, Rhetoric,
subject
Medieval.
publication date: 1981
lcc: PN1040.M3513 1981eb
ddc: 808.1
Poetics--Early works to 1800, Rhetoric,
subject:
Medieval.
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Matthew of Vendôme
Ars Versificatoria
(The Art of the Versemaker)
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MEDIAEVAL PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS IN TRANSLATION
No. 22
James H. Robb, L.S.M., Ph.D., Editor
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Matthew of Vendôme
Ars Versificatoria
(The Art of the Versemaker)
Translated from the Latin
With an Introduction
By
Roger P. Parr
Associate Professor of Classical and Medieval Rhetoric
Marquette University
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PRESS
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
1981
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Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 80-84768
© Copyright, 1981, The Marquette University Press
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 0-87462-222-0
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Mariae
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CONTENTS
Preface XI
Introduction: Evolution of the Arts of Discurse 1
Influences on the Medieval Arts of Discourse 2
The Vernacular Tradition versus the "New Poetry" 2
The Survival of Classical Texts 4
The Medieval Artes Poeticae 6
Matthew of Vendôme and the Schools of Orleans 8
Academic Controversy: Rhetoric versus Poetry 9
Text: The Art of the Versemaker
Prologue 17
Part I: Concerning Ideas 19
Definition of Verse (I) 19
Methods of Beginning a Work (3) 19
Faults to be Avoided (30) 25
Description of Persons (38) 27
Descriptive Example (49) 29
Theory of Epithets (63) 40
Theory of Attributes (74) 43
Attributes of Person (77) 44
Attributes of Deed (91) 50
Description of Time (106) 54
Description of Place (109) 55
Conclusion (116) 59
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Part II: The Form of Words 61
Description of Nature (3) 62
Description of Philosophy and Her Handmaidens (4) 62
The Three-fold Elegance of Versification (9) 64
Word Ornamentation (11) 64
The Use of Adjectives in Verse (13) 65
The Position of Verbs in Verse (36) 74
Verbs Which Give Color to Verse (37) 74
Connotations of Words (42) 77
Words to be Banished from Verse (46) 78
Part III: The Quality of Expression 79
Figures (3) 79
Tropes (18) 84
Colors of Rhetoric (45) 90
Part IV: The Treatment of Material 93
Material Treated by the Ancients (3) 93
Effective Rhetorical Changes (10) 94
New Material (16) 97
Possible Alteration of Material (20) 98
Correction of Grammar (32) 100
Traditional Student Faults (43) 102
Methods of Ending a Work (49) 104