Abraham Fraunce, The Shepherds' Logic and Other Dialectical Writings

Zenón Luis-Martínez

Abraham Fraunce, The Shepherds' Logic and Other Dialectical Writings

Edited by Zenón Luis-Martínez

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Abraham Fraunce (1560?-1593?), English poet

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Critical Texts 46

Modern Humanities Research Association

29 April 2016 • 228pp

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Abraham Fraunce’s The Shepherds’ Logic (c. 1585) is one of the first English adaptations of Petrus Ramus’s Dialecticae libri duo (1556). Preserved in a manuscript also containing two shorter essays on Ramist dialectic, the work was later modified and enlarged for publication as The Lawyers’ Logic (1588). But Fraunce’s substantial and almost exclusive use of Edmund Spenser’s The Shepherds’ Calendar (1579) as the source for practical examples makes the manuscript treatise a unique document revealing the influence of the Ramist reform of the arts of discourse on the new literary elite led by Philip Sidney and Gabriel Harvey.

This is the first published critical edition of Fraunce’s early treatise and the two companion essays. It presents the texts in modernized spelling, traces their sources and contexts, and draws out their literary and philosophical implications. It also includes relevant excerpts from The Lawyers’ Logic, such as Fraunce’s quantitative-verse translation of Virgil’s Second Eclogue and its Ramist analysis, and a full catalogue of the quotations from Spenser’s Calendar. As a whole, this edition sees Fraunce’s pastoral logic as a first-hand testimony showing how scholarly training in the Renaissance arts of discourse enlightened the composition and interpretation of poetic texts.

Zenón Luis-Martínez is Senior Lecturer in the English Department at the University of Huelva (Spain), where he teaches medieval and early modern English literature.

Reviews:

‘Luis-Martínez gives as rigorous and detailed an account of the work’s genesis and immediate context as most readers could possibly wish for, offering much greater precision about Fraunce’s sources than earlier studies have been willing or able to provide... Fraunce has found a well-informed and sympathetic editor who can guide readers through what will be, to most, the unappealing thickets of humanistic logic, and direct their attention, instead, to the instructive value of this idiosyncratic Elizabethan voice.’ — Michael Hetherington, Spenser Review 47.1.14, Winter 2017
‘Luis-Martínez’s introduction not only explains Ramism but also puts Fraunce’s project in dialogue with Spenser’s 'Shepheardes Calender’.’ — Katherine Eggert, English Literature 57, 2017, 209
‘All in all, for the foreseeable future Luis-Martínez’s meticulous, ground-breaking edition will be the obligatory point of departure for all students and scholars with an interest in Fraunce’s logical writings, as well as a providing a useful introduction to English Ramism in general. The book is a credit to English Renaissance studies in Spain, and Luis-Martínez is to be congratulated.’ — Jonathan P. A. Sell, Spanish and Portuguese Society for English Renaissance Studies Yearbook 27, 2017, 255–61
‘The edition issues a siren call to literary scholars, in particular those working on historical formalism, and literature and education, to probe afresh for potential reciprocity between poetry and logic in England in this period... By making a rationale for reading The Shepherds’ Logic not as a poor cousin of Fraunce’s later, more famous textbook, but in its own right with its own arguments to make about poetry and logic, and the vernacular, Luis-Martínez elevates this text to essential reading for those working on English humanism and early modern education and literature more broadly.’ — Emma Annette Wilson, Spanish Journal of English Studies 38, 2017, 139‒143
‘Many are the reasons why Zenón Luis-Martínez’s critical edition of Abraham Fraunce’s The Shepherds’ Logic is a highly valuable contribution to early modern scholarship... As customary with editions published by the MHRA, there is a “Textual Notes” section at the end of the work to supplement the rich comments of the footnotes that run throughout the text, a final glossary of rare and archaic words, and an updated bibliography.’ — Rocío Gutiérrez Sumillera, Miscelánea 56, 2017, 141-144

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i-iv	Front Matter Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.1	Cite
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v-vi	Table of Contents Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.2	Cite
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vii-vii	Acknowledgements Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.3	Cite
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viii-xii	Abbreviations Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.4	Cite
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1-52	Introduction Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.5	Cite
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53-56	The Shepherds’ Logic Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.6	Cite
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57-61	Book I: of Invention: Chapter 1 What Logic Is Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.7	Cite
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62-69	Chapter 2 of the Parts of Logic and Diverse Kinds of Arguments Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.8	Cite
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70-73	Chapter 3 of the Final and the Efficient Cause Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.9	Cite
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74-75	Chapter 4 of the Matter and the Form Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.10	Cite
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76-79	Chapter 5 of the Thing Caused Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.11	Cite
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80-81	Chapter 6 of the Subject Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.12	Cite
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82-84	Chapter 7 of the Adjunct Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.13	Cite
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85-86	Chapter 8 of Diverse Arguments Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.14	Cite
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87-87	Chapter 9 of the Opposite Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.15	Cite
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88-88	Chapter 10 of Contraries Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.16	Cite
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89-89	Chapter 11 of Repugning° Arguments Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.17	Cite
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90-90	Chapter 12 of Contradictories Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.18	Cite
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91-91	Chapter 13 of Privatives Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.19	Cite
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92-93	Chapter 14 of Comparison Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.20	Cite
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94-94	Chapter 15 of the More Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.21	Cite
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95-95	Chapter 16 of the Less Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.22	Cite
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96-98	Chapter 17 of the Like Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.23	Cite
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99-100	Chapter 18 of the Unlike Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.24	Cite
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101-102	Chapter 19 of Distribution Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.25	Cite
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103-103	Chapter 20 of the Distribution Made of Causes Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.26	Cite
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104-105	Chapter 21 of the Distribution of the Effect Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.27	Cite
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106-106	Chapter 22 of the Distribution Made of the Subject Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.28	Cite
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107-107	Chapter 23 of the Distribution Made of the Adjuncts Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.29	Cite
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108-109	Chapter 24 of A Definition Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.30	Cite
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110-111	Chapter 25 of A Description Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.31	Cite
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112-114	Chapter 26 of Inartificial Arguments Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.32	Cite
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115-115	Book Ii: of Judgement: Chapter 1 [what Judgement Is] Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.33	Cite
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116-116	Chapter 2 of An Axiom Affirmative Or Negative Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.34	Cite
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117-118	Chapter 3 of A True and False Axiom Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.35	Cite
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119-120	Chapter 4 of A Simple Axiom Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.36	Cite
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121-121	Chapter 5 of the Congregative Axioms Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.37	Cite
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122-122	Chapter 6 of A Connexive Axiom Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.38	Cite
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123-123	Chapter 7 of the Segregative Axiom Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.39	Cite
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124-124	Chapter 8 of the Disjunctive Axiom Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.40	Cite
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125-126	Chapter 9 of A Syllogism and His Parts Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.41	Cite
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127-127	Chapter 10 of A Simple Syllogism Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.42	Cite
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128-128	Chapter 11 of the Contracted Syllogism Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.43	Cite
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129-130	Chapter 12 of the Explicate Syllogism Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.44	Cite
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131-132	Chapter 13 of the Second Kind of Syllogisms Fully Expressed Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.45	Cite
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133-134	Chapter 14 of the First Kind of A Connexive Syllogism Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.46	Cite
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135-135	Chapter 15 of the Second Kind of Connexive Syllogism Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.47	Cite
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136-136	Chapter 16 of A Disjunctive Syllogism Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.48	Cite
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137-137	Chapter 17 of the Second Disjunctive Syllogism Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.49	Cite
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138-140	Chapter 18 of Method Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.50	Cite
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141-144	Chapter 19 of the Elenchs Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.51	Cite
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145-150	Of the Nature and Use of Logic Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.52	Cite
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151-160	A Brief and General Comparison of Ramus his Logic with That of Aristotle, to the Right Worshipful his Very Good Master and Patron, Master Philip Sidney Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.53	Cite
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161-172	Appendix I: Excerpts From the Lawyers’ Logic (1588) Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.54	Cite
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173-178	Appendix Ii: the Shepherds’ Calendar in Fraunce’s Logical Writings Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.55	Cite
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179-181	Appendix Iii: A Comparative Table of Contents of Ramus’s Dialecticae Libri Duo (ramus/piscator), the Shepherds’ Logic, and the Lawyers’ Logic Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.56	Cite
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182-190	Textual Notes Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.57	Cite
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191-199	Glossary Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.58	Cite
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200-209	Bibliography Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.59	Cite
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210-214	INDEX Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.60	Cite
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215-216	Back Matter Zenón Luis-Martínez doi:10.2307/j.ctt1c99b7n.61	Cite
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