{ "item_title" : "The Bellum Grammaticale and the Rise of European Literature", "item_author" : [" Erik Butler "], "item_description" : "The now-forgotten genre of the bellum grammaticale flourished in the sixteenth- and seventeenth centuries as a means of satirizing outmoded cultural institutions and promoting new methods of instruction. In light of works written in Renaissance Italy, ancien r gime France, and baroque Germany (Andrea Guarna's Bellum Grammaticale1511], Antoine Fureti re's Nouvelle all gorique1658], and Justus Georg Schottelius' Horrendum Bellum Grammaticale1673]), this study explores early modern representations of language as war. While often playful in form and intent, the texts examined address serious issues of enduring relevance: the relationship between tradition and innovation, the power of language to divide and unite peoples, and canon-formation. Moreover, the author contends, the language wars illuminate the shift from a Latin-based understanding of learning to the acceptance of vernacular erudition and the emergence of national literature.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/40/940/198/1409401987_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "233.99", "online_price" : "233.99", "our_price" : "233.99", "club_price" : "233.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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