List of Classical Colloquia

This page lists colloquies (Latin ), which are scripted dialogues (a form of textbook) written for language instruction and practice in Classical languages such as Latin or Ancient Greek.

This list includes colloquies from any time period: ancient, medieval, Scholastic, Renaissance, or later times including the present day.

For the purpose of this list, we use the same definition of "Classical languages" as is used at Classics departments at major European and North American universities, and indeed the same definition used at the Wikipedia Classics page: Latin and Ancient Greek.

However, colloquies in other classical languages can also be listed here, provided that they take the same form: a scripted dialogue whose main purpose is to show examples of useful phrases in the target language, for pedagogical purposes.

Especially significant or influential are , below.

List of Classical

Year Author Titles Lat Grk Other lang CommentÆlfric of EynshamÆlfric's Colloquy yes no Old Eng.anonymousHermeneumata Pseudodositheana ; yesyesParts were attributed to Dositheus Magister, hence the name . Composed as a Greek-Latin schoolbook in late antiquity, probably around the third century CE. The work was originally composed to help Greeks learn Latin, but in the medieval West, it came to be widely used as a source for Latin-literate authors to learn about Greek.[Christine Franzen], 'Introduction', in Ashgate Critical Essays on Early English Lexicographers Volume 1: Old English, ed. by Christine Franzen (Farnham: Ashgate, 2012), xv-lxxiii (p. xxxiv). anonymous yes no German Latin dialogues between medieval university students (primarily two students, Camillus and Bartoldus) partly insulting and rowdy.1518Desiderius ErasmusColloquies ; yesno Often cited with the simple title "Colloquies" or as 1594 (2020)Gretser, Jacob (1594) and Fergus Walsh (ed., 2020)Four Greek DialoguesnoyesEnglishTranslated by Jacob Gretser (1594) from Pontanus' (1578)1587 Note: Printed book does not include author or publisher or location ; yesno This work was later expanded by Posselius's son, , and published under the title , with added dialogues and material. 1656 (2017) (1656); bedwere (ed., 2017)Book of Domestic Dialogues Book of Domestic Dialogues in Greek and Latin ; ;yesyesEnglish is generally ascribed to . However, some sources suggest this work is an expansion of an earlier work titled () written by his father . The younger Posselius is credited with the definitive and widely published versions that circulated during the 16th and 17th centuries, often with added dialogues and material.1871Blackie, John StuartGreek and English Dialogues, for Use in Schools and CollegesnoyesEnglish 1657Corderius, Maturinus, Charles Hoole (trnsl.)School Colloquies "" ; ""; "M. Corderius's School Colloquies, English and Latine"yesCorderius possessed special tact and liking for teaching children, and wrote several books for them; the most famous is his (), which has passed through innumerable editions, and was used in schools for three centuries after his time. 1533 (?)Maturinus CorderiusDistichs of Cato "The Cato" ; ;yesnoFrenchLatin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality by an unknown author from the 3rd or 4th century AD. The Cato was prized not only as a Latin textbook, but as a moral compass. Cato was in common use as a Latin teaching aid in the 18th century when it was used by Benjamin Franklin. It was one of the best-known books in the Middle Ages and was translated into many languages. It was still used in schools in parts of Britain in the 19th century. Corderius made the French translation, enriching it with commentaries on classical authors. His work was aimed at children with a summary, verses and an analysis of the structure. It was actually a grammatical treatise.2011 September 9th, Francisco González Echeverría VI International Meeting for the History of Medicine, Barcelona. New Discoveries on the biography of Michael De Villeneuve (Michael Servetus) & New discoveries on the work of Michael De Villeneuve (Michael Servetus)2000 "Find of new editions of Bibles and of two 'lost' grammatical works of Michael Servetus," González Echeverría, Francisco Javier. Abstracts, 37th International Congress on the History of Medicine, September 10–15, 2000, Galveston, Texas, U.S.A., pp. 22-23. 1659Charles Hoole"Children's Talk. English and Latin"yesnoEnglishCharles Hoole also translated Cordier's into English1525Schottenius, Hermannyesnoanonymous"On uncommon tales";; "On curious tales"; "On rare expressions"yesno Glosses in:Old CornishOld WelshOld English Purpose was teaching spoken Latin to monastic oblates. For this reason they mostly concern daily life in a monastic environment, although there are also references to trade and pilgrimage.anonymousyesno This is a new set of colloquies, based edits to ; .

Recent Editions of Classical Listed here are editions that were recently published and/or translated and/or digitally transcribed, in a convenient format for modern readers. Year or centuryOrig.AuthorTitleDetails1929anonymous2004anonymous

Older Editions and Archives Listed here are references or links to older books or archived books, which are probably available only as digital scans or in hard copy. (See above for a separate list of recent published editions.)

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List of Classical Colloquia

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