The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland

Ryder Patzuk-Russell

Published by Medieval Institute Publications 2021

The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland

Ryder Patzuk-Russell

In the series The Northern Medieval World

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501514180

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Medieval Iceland is known for the fascinating body of literary works it produced, from ornate court poetry to mythological treatises to sagas of warrior-poets and feud culture. This book investigates the institutions and practices of education which lay behind not only this literary corpus, but the whole of medieval Icelandic culture, religion, and society. By bringing together a broad spectrum of sources, including sagas, law codes, and grammatical treatises, it addresses the history of education in medieval Iceland from multiple perspectives. It shows how the slowly developing institutions of the church shaped educational practices within an entirely rural society with its own distinct vernacular culture. It emphasizes the importance of Latin, despite the lack of surviving manuscripts, and teaching and learning in a highly decentralized environment. Within this context, it explores how medieval grammatical education was adapted for bilingual clerical education, which in turn helped create a separate and fully vernacularized grammatical discourse.

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Ryder Patzuk-Russell, Portland, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 Pre-Christian and Secular Education Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 2 Clerical and Christian Education I: Contexts and People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Chapter 3 Clerical and Christian Education II: The Latin and Bilingual Curriculum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Chapter 4 Vernacular Grammatica Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309

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Language: English
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Audience: Medievalists, scholars of Old Norse and History
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 315
Keywords: Medieval Icelandic History; Medieval Education; Old Norse; Medieval Literacy

eBook

Published: February 8, 2021
ISBN: 9781501514180

Hardcover

Published: February 8, 2021
ISBN: 9781501518553