LEADER 03619oam 2200613I 450 001 9910496135803321 005 20240912164645.0 010 $a9780520342767 010 $a0520342763 010 $a9780585139753 010 $a058513975X 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520342767 035 $a(CKB)111004366720694 035 $a(DE-B1597)544095 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520342767 035 $a(OCoLC)1163877802 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30682155 035 $a(Perlego)4207374 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366720694 100 $a20200707h19971988 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGuardians of language $ethe grammarian and society in late antiquity /$fRobert A. Kaster 205 $aReprint 2019 210 1$aBerkeley, CA :$cUniversity of California Press,$d[1997] 210 4$dİ1988 215 $a1 online resource (xxi, 524 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aThe Transformation of the classical heritage ;$v11 311 0 $a9780520212251 311 0 $a0520212258 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAbbreviations --$tPART I --$tPART II. PROSOPOGRAPHY --$tAppendixes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 8 $aWhat did it mean to be a professional teacher in the prestigious "liberal schools"-the schools of grammar and rhetoric-in late antiquity? How can we account for the abiding prestige of these schools, which remained substantially unchanged in their methods and standing despite the political and religious changes that had taken place around them? The grammarian was a pivotal figure in the lives of the educated upper classes of late antiquity. Introducing his students to correct language and to the literature esteemed by long tradition, he began the education that confirmed his students' standing in a narrowly defined elite. His profession thus contributed to the social as well as cultural continuity of the Empire. The grammarian received honor-and criticism; the profession gave the grammarian a firm sense of cultural authority but also placed him in a position of genteel subordination within the elite. Robert A. Kaster provides the first thorough study of the place and function of these important but ambiguous figures. He also gives a detailed prosopography of the grammarians, and of the other "teachers of letters" below the level of rhetoric, from the middle of the third through the middle of the sixth century, which will provide a valuable research tool for other students of late-antique education. What did it mean to be a professional teacher in the prestigious "liberal schools"-the schools of grammar and rhetoric-in late antiquity? How can we account for the abiding prestige of these schools, which remained substantially unchanged in their methods 410 0$aTransformation of the classical heritage ;$v11. 606 $aClassical philology$xStudy and teaching$zRome$xHistory 606 $aEducation, Ancient 606 $aEducation$zRome$xHistory 606 $aLanguage teachers$zRome 606 $aSociolinguistics$zRome 615 0$aClassical philology$xStudy and teaching$xHistory. 615 0$aEducation, Ancient. 615 0$aEducation$xHistory. 615 0$aLanguage teachers 615 0$aSociolinguistics 700 $aKaster$b Robert A.$0326432 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910496135803321 996 $aGuardians of language$9303772 997 $aUNINA