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THE WORKS OF HENRY HALLAM.
INTRODUCTION
TO THE
LITERATURE OF EUROPE
IN THE FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH,
AND
SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES.
BY
HENRY HALLAM, F.R.A.S.,
CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF MORAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES
IN THE FRENCH INSTITUTE
VOLUME I.
WARD, LOCK & CO.,
LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C.
NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
ON THE GENERAL STATE OF LITERATURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE END OF THEFOURTEENTH CENTURY.
Page
Retrospect of Learning in Middle Ages Necessary      1
Loss of learning in Fall of Roman Empire      1
Boethius—his Consolation of Philosophy      1
Rapid Decline of Learning in Sixth Century      2
A Portion remains in the Church      2
Prejudices of the Clergy against Profane Learning      2
Their Uselessness in preserving it      3
First Appearances of reviving Learning in Ireland and England      3
Few Schools before the Age of Charlemagne      3
Beneficial Effects of those Established by him      4
The Tenth Century more progressive than usually supposed      4
Want of Genius in the Dark Ages      5
Prevalence of bad Taste      5
Deficiency of poetical Talent      5
Imperfect State of Language may account for this      6
Improvement at beginning of Twelfth Century      6...                        
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