Lily's Grammar of Latin in English: An Introduction of the Eyght Partes of Speche, and the Construction of the Same

Lily's Grammar of Latin in English: An Introduction of the Eyght Partes of Speche, and the Construction of the Same
Author: William Lily
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0199668116

This is an edition of the sixteenth-century Latin grammar which became, by Henry VIII's acclamation, the first authorized text for the teaching of Latin in grammar schools in England. It deeply influenced the study of Latin and the understanding of grammar. This edition includes chapters on its origins, composition, and subsequent history.