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The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric by Sister Miriam Joseph

The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric Sister Miriam Joseph ebook
ISBN: 9780967967509
Format: pdf
Page: 292
Publisher: Dry, Paul Books, Incorporated

In the medieval Western university, the seven liberal arts were divided in two parts: the Trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and the Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy). Grammar, rhetoric, and logic were the core liberal arts. Miriam Joseph, The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric: Understanding the Nature and Function of Language, to thoroughly invigorate the study of language. Book Ads Plus : The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric Sister Miriam Joseph Book Publisher : Paul Dry Books Pages : 292. During medieval times… these subjects (called the Trivium) were extended to include arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy…. The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric. Classical education starts with the trivium of liberal arts, including grammar, logic, and rhetoric. By themselves, however, those disciplines will never constitute an education. Medieval universities were in the literal sense liberal arts colleges. Alcuin of York, the basic medieval curriculum was developed, consisting of the seven liberal arts, subdivided into the trivium (logic or dialectic, grammar, and rhetoric) and the quadrivium (arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy). The sine qua non of education is mastery of the liberal arts, and particularly of the Trivium. Miriam Joseph's book is about the foundation of a classical education, which of course is the Trivium; the three liberal arts of logic, grammar and rhetoric. This course uses the wonderful book by Sr.