Introduction -- pt. 1. Words: Dictionaries ; Phrases ; Composition -- pt. 2. Arguments: Paris ; Leipzig (and elsewhere) ; Common places -- pt. 3. Narration: Producing narrative ; Reading fiction ; Turning inward ; Coda
Summary
This volume explores an era of change in the history of West European thought, the period between 1480 and 1540. Its thesis is that the Latin language turn was not only concurrent with other aspects of change, but was a fundamental instrument in reconfiguring horizons of thought