copied and pored over by medieval grammarians, who devoted themselves to analyzing classical Latin and creating technical linguistic handbooks based on their findings.24 As old works flooded anew into western libraries, trends in scholarship and creative writing were also transformed. In theology and philosophy, Aristotle’s influence was deeply felt with the rise of scholasticism: an approach to biblical study that emphasized logical deduction, with readers encouraged to interrogate texts deeply and reconcile paradoxes and contradictions by resorting to reasoning and structured argument.
