Grammaire francoise (1566)

Briefve institution de la langue francoise expliquee en aleman (1568)

by Gerard Du Vivier, edited by Brigitte Hebert

Book cover: Grammaire francoise (1566)

Extent: 185 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, French Studies, Language & Linguistics

Series: Textes de la Renaissance

Series volume number: 103

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(March 2022)

ISBN: 9782406129509

Price: $34.00

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Hardback (Published)

(March 2022)

ISBN: 9782812454691

Price: $83.00

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Gerard Du Vivier, a language teacher in Cologne, taught French to the sons of merchants. The two resoundingly pragmatic works included in this volume stress pronunciation, repetition, imitation, and memorization. They bear witness to the way a living language was taught as modernity dawned.

  • By (author) Gerard Du Vivier
  • Edited by Brigitte Hebert