Category Archives: Rhabanus Maurus

Rhabanus on Rhetoric and Preaching

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Matthew Phillips

“According to the statements of teachers, rhetoric is the art of using secular discourse effectively in the circumstances of daily life.  From this definition rhetoric seems indeed to have reference merely to secular wisdom.  Yet is is not foreign to … Continue reading →

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The Foundation of the Liberal Arts

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Matthew Phillips

“Grammar takes its name from the written character, as the derivation of the word indicates.  The definition of grammar is this: Grammar is the science which teaches us to explain the poets and historians; it is the art which qualifies … Continue reading →

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