New Research on the Disticha Catonis II

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

W. Martin Bloomer

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Notre Dame

Presider Name

Julia A. Schneider

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Notre Dame

Paper Title 1

Misquoting Cato

Presenter 1 Name

Serena Connolly

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Rutgers Univ.

Paper Title 2

The Distichs in Deventer

Presenter 2 Name

Andrew J. M. Irving

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Rijksuniv. Groningen

Paper Title 3

The Disticha Catonis in the English Tradition

Presenter 3 Name

Nicole Eddy

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Medieval Institute Publications/Arc Humanities Press/Univ. of Notre Dame

Paper Title 4

Erasmus and the Last Medieval Cato

Presenter 4 Name

W. Martin Bloomer

Start Date

13-5-2017 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1350

Description

The speakers consider the long history and various uses of the Distichs of Cato, the leading schoolbook of the middle ages. Some attention will be given to the Digital Schoolbook, a project to make available resources on the history of medieval school texts and commentaries.

W. Martin Bloomer