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The [[Humanists]] expanded the study of the '''trivium''' by introducing classical texts in [[Greek]] and [[Latin]], although it is probably correct to state that the '''trivium''' itself pre-dated [[humanism]]. |
The [[Humanists]] expanded the study of the '''trivium''' by introducing classical texts in [[Greek]] and [[Latin]], although it is probably correct to state that the '''trivium''' itself pre-dated [[humanism]]. |
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 27 May 2006
The trivium of grammar, rhetoric, and logic formed the three subjects taught first in medieval universities. This was a preparation for the quadrivium.
The Humanists expanded the study of the trivium by introducing classical texts in Greek and Latin, although it is probably correct to state that the trivium itself pre-dated humanism.
