Theatrum Lyricum

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Theatrum Lyricum (1721)

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The extravagant title page gives abundant information about the contents and purposes of this book: "quo poetarum lyricorum omnium, quotquot ab Horatio, ad haec usque tempora editi sunt, et haberi potuerunt Phrases, Loci Communes, Comparationes, Synonyma, Epitheta, Sententiae, et Elegantiae Poeticae cum summa cura et industria iuxta ordinem Alphabeticum ita exhibentur, ut quidquid in omnibus poetis lyricis hucusque dispertum fuit, hoc uno volumine totum contineatur, opus semper desideratum et in gratiam poeticae et rhetoricae amatorum, praecipue in studiosae iuventutis commodum nunc primo concinnatum et editum, cum indice copiosissimo inseruntur descriptiones sacra et profana elegantissima fere 500 accesserunt in fine in usum rhetorices studiosorum." The book comes in "tres libelli" as follows: I. Elegantias Lyricas, Acumina, et quidquid commode ad ordinem Alphabeticum reduci non potuit complectitur; II. Varium verborum et nominum usum apud poetas lyricos ostendit; III. Exhibet modum et auxilia carmen lyricum componendi. The book is enormous, well over 700 pages.



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Aphthonius: Progymnasmata

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Progymnasmata by Aphthonius (1665)

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This is a Latin edition the Progymnasmata of Aphthonius, which is a set of rhetorical exercises to help students build up to preparing their own declamations. You can get an overview of the progymnasmata tradition at this webpage: Progymnasmata. Aphthonius is also an important source for Aesop's fables, since he advocated the use of fables as good raw writing material for students to work with!



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