Die Studie untersucht Gebrauch und Funktion der lateinischen Sprache in der muuuml;ndlichen Kommunikation des Mittelalters. Waauml;hrend die Forschung uber die Verwendung des Lateinischen in der mittelalterlichen Schriftsprache gut unterrichtet ist, ist das mundliche Latein weit gehend unerforscht, was u. a. an der Quellenlage liegt. Das Buch untersucht die Anlaauml;sse fuuuml;r lateinische Gesprache, die Inhalte der gelehrten Kommunikation und die Art des Erlernens und Lehrens der oralen Latinitat. Neben einer Rekonstruktion der kommunikativen Standardsituationen, in denen Latein gesprochen...

Over the past two thousand years the didactic poem has been a central genre in Latin literature. Although the existence of the genre is well-documented in Classical Antiquity and the post-Renaissance period, its development during the Middle Ages has never been properly assessed before. Professor Haye's book corrects this situation.
The didactic poem flourished in the medieval period, and became the most important didactic tool in schools and universities. From the 12th century onwards it also became a model for the vernacular literature of Germany, England, France, and Italy.
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Medieval history and learning have been deeply influenced by the ancient art of rhetoric. In the past time academic research has concentrated on the rhetorical theories of the Middle Ages (Artes rhetoricae, Artes praedicandi, Artes arengandi), while the contemporary practice of oratory has been completely neglected. Against the still prevailing opinion the present study shows that there is a medieval tradition of Latin speeches delivered on various occasions. The author presents a number of highly interesting Latin texts each accompanied by a historical introduction, a German...

In the second part of Wechselseitige Wahrnehmung, the Gottingen Academy presents additional conference papers on the ways that Islam and Christianity perceived one another and on the reception of pagan religions by Renaissance humanists.