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36. Disciplina Clericalis.
[A poet] presented his badly composed verses to the king. [...] The
king did not receive him well and asked him whose son he was. The poet said
he was the nephew of [a] famous author, at which the king burst out
laughing. [...] The king said, “I once read a book containing a fable,
which I now see before my eyes.”
They asked him what it was and the king said:
“A fox found a newborn mule in a field, and, surprised, asked him: ‘Who are
you?’
“The mule said he was a creature of God.
“The fox asked him, ‘Have you a father or a mother?’
“The mule said, ‘My uncle is a noble horse.’
“And just as this mule did not claim the ass as his father because it is a
lazy, ugly animal, so this poet is ashamed to confess his father...”
The Disciplina Clericalis — which has been
translated into English as “The Scholar’s Guide” — is a curious collection of
aphorisms and (often salacious) short stories put together by Petrus Alphonsi
in the early twelfth century. Who is this educating, and from what
perspective? How does the dialogue format function in education? Is this an
educational text at all? Suzanne and Chris have a dialogue about it.
Show Notes.
Disciplina Clericalis [The Scholar’s
Guide].
[Bookshop.]
Our episode on Boccaccio’s Decameron.
Petrus Alphonsi: Dialogue against the
Jews [Dialogi contra Iudaeos].
Gesta Romanorum [some old
translations].
Dame Sirith.
Ramon Llull: The Book of the Gentile and the Three Wise
Men.
Peter Abelard: Dialogue between a Philosopher, a Jew, and a
Christian.
Adab.
A medieval manuscript that includes the Disciplina
Clericalis.
Next: Samuel R. Delany: Times Square Red, Times Square
Blue.
[Bookshop.]
If you’re enjoying the show, consider supporting us on
Patreon. If you do, you can chat with us
about books on a members-only Slack. Thank you!
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By Suzanne Conklin Akbari and Chris Piuma
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[A poet] presented his badly composed verses to the king. [...] The
king did not receive him well and asked him whose son he was. The poet said
he was the nephew of [a] famous author, at which the king burst out
laughing. [...] The king said, “I once read a book containing a fable,
which I now see before my eyes.”
They asked him what it was and the king said:
“A fox found a newborn mule in a field, and, surprised, asked him: ‘Who are
you?’
“The mule said he was a creature of God.
“The fox asked him, ‘Have you a father or a mother?’
“The mule said, ‘My uncle is a noble horse.’
“And just as this mule did not claim the ass as his father because it is a
lazy, ugly animal, so this poet is ashamed to confess his father...”
The Disciplina Clericalis — which has been
translated into English as “The Scholar’s Guide” — is a curious collection of
aphorisms and (often salacious) short stories put together by Petrus Alphonsi
in the early twelfth century. Who is this educating, and from what
perspective? How does the dialogue format function in education? Is this an
educational text at all? Suzanne and Chris have a dialogue about it.
Show Notes.
Disciplina Clericalis [The Scholar’s
Guide].
[Bookshop.]
Our episode on Boccaccio’s Decameron.
Petrus Alphonsi: Dialogue against the
Jews [Dialogi contra Iudaeos].
Gesta Romanorum [some old
translations].
Dame Sirith.
Ramon Llull: The Book of the Gentile and the Three Wise
Men.
Peter Abelard: Dialogue between a Philosopher, a Jew, and a
Christian.
Adab.
A medieval manuscript that includes the Disciplina
Clericalis.
Next: Samuel R. Delany: Times Square Red, Times Square
Blue.
[Bookshop.]
If you’re enjoying the show, consider supporting us on
Patreon. If you do, you can chat with us
about books on a members-only Slack. Thank you!
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