This monograph offers a comprehensive reassessment of the dominant
German grammarian of the 17th century J.G. Schottelius, and examines his
legacy both in Germany and Europe.
- Offers comprehensive documentation of Schottelius's numerous sources
to show the range and limits of scholarly knowledge in 17th-century
Germany
- Introduces new data that provides insight into whether a grammarian
like Schottelius could have any impact on how people actually wrote
- Provides an accessible reading of Schottelius's landmark study (with
quotations translated into English) that does not assume prior
knowledge of the seventeenth-century German context
- Traces Schottelius's influence on Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and Russian
grammar