Reforms of the Art of Nebrija in the second half of the 16th century. The case of Martín Segura de Alcalá
Abstract
In the second half of the 16th century, a good number of Institutions for the Grammar appeared. Compared to the Introducciones de Nebrija, which was the official Grammar and which had become a long and difficult manual for students, the aforementioned Institutions for the Grammar tried to present themselves as a shorter and more rational Grammar than Antonio's. This is the case of the Institutions of Segura in Alcalá, first published in 1580 and reprinted in 1586 and 1589. The edition of 1580 is presented as brief and rational, but also as an instrument to teach Latin language, for which it incorporates many Latin phrases into the grammatical text. Segura must have been indeed criticized for it. In the 1589 reprint, among other changes, it suppresses a good number of Latin phrases. He gave in somewhat to the pressure of rationalist Grammarians who argued that Latin should not be spoken.
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