PETROVIĆOVÁ, Katarina. Seven arts - seven maidens. Popularization of the cycle of liberal arts in the work De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii by Martianus Capella. In The Fall and Rise of the Roman World c. 200-700 CE. XIX Finnish Symposium on Late Antiquity. Tvärminne, 15-16 October 2010. 2010.
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Original name Seven arts - seven maidens. Popularization of the cycle of liberal arts in the work De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii by Martianus Capella
Authors PETROVIĆOVÁ, Katarina.
Edition The Fall and Rise of the Roman World c. 200-700 CE. XIX Finnish Symposium on Late Antiquity. Tvärminne, 15-16 October 2010, 2010.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Requested lectures
Field of Study Literature, mass media, audio-visual activities
Country of publisher Finland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords (in Czech) sedm svobodných umění; nauková literatura; vzdělávací standardy v antice
Keywords in English seven liberal arts; educational literature; standards of education in antiquity
Tags Educational Literature, Martianus Capella
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D., učo 10362. Changed: 27/3/2011 17:43.
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to examine the individual genres employed in Martianus' work, and specify the ways in which they realize its primarily didactic intention (contrary to many modern literary interpretations of the work in terms of mystery novel or Menippea). Originally symposiastic descriptions of hierarchy (of arts), combined with the novel-like topos of journey (to heaven) are shown to underline the main idea of the whole work - i.e. to present the "higher" education as both accessible and attractive for everyone willing to study. From this point of view, Martianus depicts ancient knowledge already changed into a popular system shareable across cultures and classes - for reasons that this paper also considers.
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MSM0021622435, plan (intention)Name: Středisko pro interdisciplinární výzkum starých jazyků a starších fází jazyků moderních
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, The Centre for the Interdisciplinary Research of Ancient Languages and Older Stages of Modern Languages
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