IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 1212: Masters, Money, and Social Standing: Teachers in Late Medieval Society
Wednesday 13 July 2011, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Bartholomeus Society |
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| Organiser: | Sarah Bridget Lynch, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
| Moderator/Chair: | Christine E. Meek, Department of History, Trinity College Dublin |
| Paper 1212-a | 'The Grammier Tho Glowed for Anger': The Figure of the Schoolmaster in Medieval Estates Satire (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Education, Language and Literature - Middle English, Social History |
| Paper 1212-b | Rich Master, Poor Master: The Economic Standing of School Teachers in Late Medieval France (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Economics - Urban, Education, Social History |
| Abstract | What was a medieval teacher? That is, what kind of life did a master of children have? How was he perceived by contemporaries in literature? And how did he appear in everyday records? This session aims to flesh out the social character of schoolmasters and to explore the many socio-economic masks that they wore. The teacher could be both Lazarus and Dives, clergyman and layman, foolish and discreet. The session will also trace the development of the medieval teacher from almost always being a cleric, relatively confined to their church or chapter, to a figure with a much larger role within a local city or community, as both cleric and layperson. |