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A chrestomathy (/krɛˈstɒməθi/ kreh-STOM-ə-thee; from the Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια khrēstomátheia 'desire of learning', from χρηστός khrēstós 'useful' + μανθάνω manthánō 'learn') is a collection of selected literary passages (usually from a single author); a selection of literary passages from a foreign language assembled for studying the language; or a text in various languages, used especially as an aid in learning a subject.

In philology or in the study of literature, it is a type of reader which presents a sequence of example texts, selected to demonstrate the development of language or literary style. It is different from an anthology because of its didactic purpose.

Examples

Bernhard Dorn, A Chrestomathy of the Pushtū or Afghan language, St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1847
H. L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of his Choicest Writing, New York: Alfred P. Knopf, 1949
L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamenta Krestomatio de la Lingvo Esperanto, Paris: Hachette, 1903^[1]
Edward Ullendorff, A Tigrinya Chrestomathy, Stuttgart: Steiner Werlag Wiesbaden GmbH, 1985.
Bilingual Greek-Latin Grammar,^[2] by Georgios Dimitriou, 1785, that contained personal observations, Epistles and Maxims, as well as biographies of notable men.^[3]
Rosetta Code, "a programming chrestomathy site", which "present[s] solutions to the same task in as many different [computer] languages as possible".
The Ibis Chrestomathy, dealing "solely with words that have a claim to naturalization within the English language".^[4]
Heather Christle, The Crying Book, Catapult: 2019. Explores the subject of crying and tears in a numbered series of extremely short essays.

References

^ Zamenhof, L. L. (1 June 2005). "Fundamenta Krestomatio" – via Project Gutenberg.
^ "Anemi - Digital Library of Modern Greek Studies". anemi.lib.uoc.gr.
^ Merry, Bruce (2004). Encyclopedia of modern Greek literature (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-313-30813-0.
^ Ghosh, Amitav. "Chrestomathy". AmitavGhosh.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-10-14.

[1] Zamenhof, L. L. (1 June 2005). "Fundamenta Krestomatio" – via Project Gutenberg.

[2] "Anemi - Digital Library of Modern Greek Studies". anemi.lib.uoc.gr.

[3] Merry, Bruce (2004). Encyclopedia of modern Greek literature (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-313-30813-0.

[4] Ghosh, Amitav. "Chrestomathy". AmitavGhosh.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-10-14.

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+{{Short description|Collection of literary passages for studying}}
-'''Chrestomathy''' ({{IPAc-en|k|r|ɛ|s|ˈ|t|ɒ|m|ə|θ|i}} {{respell|kres|TOM|ə-thee}}; from the [[Greek language|Greek]] χρηστομάθεια desire of learning = ''χρήστης'' user + ''mathein'' to learn) is a collection of choice literary passages, used especially as an aid in learning a subject.
+{{more citations needed|date=June 2016}}
+A '''chrestomathy''' ({{IPAc-en|k|r|ɛ|ˈ|s|t|ɒ|m|ə|θ|i}} {{respell|kreh|STOM|ə|thee}}; from the [[Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|χρηστομάθεια}} {{grc-transl|χρηστομάθεια}} 'desire of learning', from {{lang|grc|χρηστός}} {{grc-transl|χρηστός}} 'useful' + {{lang|grc|μανθάνω}} {{grc-transl|μανθάνω}} 'learn') is a collection of selected literary passages (usually from a single author); a selection of literary passages from a foreign language assembled for studying the language; or a text in various languages, used especially as an aid in learning a subject.
-In [[philology]] or in the study of [[literature]], it is a type of reader which presents a sequence of example texts, selected to demonstrate the development of [[language]] or literary style. It is different from an [[anthology]] because of its didactic purpose.
+[[File:Татар музыкасы фонохрестоматиясе.jpg|thumb|A "phono-chrestomathy" of Tatar music]]
+In [[philology]] or in the study of [[literature]], it is a type of reader which presents a sequence of example texts, selected to demonstrate the development of [[language]] or literary style. It is different from an [[anthology]] because of its [[didactic method|didactic purpose]].
 == Examples ==
-* Bernhard Dorn, ''A Chrestomathy of the [[Pashto language|Pushtu]] or Afghan language'', St. Petersburg: 1847
+* [[Bernhard Dorn]], ''A Chrestomathy of the [[Pashto language|Pushtū]] or Afghan language'', St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1847
-* [[H. L. Mencken|Mencken, H. L.]], ''A Mencken Chrestomathy'', New York: Alfred P. Knopf, 1949
+* [[H. L. Mencken]], ''A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of his Choicest Writing'', New York: Alfred P. Knopf, 1949
-* [[L. L. Zamenhof|Zamenhof, L. L.]], ''[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8224 Fundamenta Krestomatio de la Lingvo Esperanto]'', Paris: Hachette, 1903
+* [[L. L. Zamenhof]], {{lang|eo|Fundamenta Krestomatio de la Lingvo Esperanto}}, Paris: Hachette, 1903<ref>{{cite web |last=Zamenhof |first=L. L. |author-link=L. L. Zamenhof |date=1 June 2005 |title=Fundamenta Krestomatio |via=Project Gutenberg |url=http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8224}}</ref>
-* Edward Ullendorff, ''A [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]] Chrestomathy'', Stuttgart: Steiner Werlag Wiesbaden GmbH, 1985.
+* [[Edward Ullendorff]], ''A [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]] Chrestomathy'', Stuttgart: Steiner Werlag Wiesbaden GmbH, 1985.
-* [http://anemi.lib.uoc.gr/metadata/0/8/6/metadata-155-0000034.tkl Bilingual Greek-Latin Grammar], by [[Georgios Dimitriou]], 1785, that contained personal observations, [[Epistles]] and [[Maxim (saying)|Maxims]], as well as biographies of notable men.<ref>{{cite book|last=Merry|first=Bruce|title=Encyclopedia of modern Greek literature|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Conn. [u.a.]|isbn=978-0-313-30813-0|pages=70|url=http://books.google.gr/books?id=Q-lr20SuvfIC&pg=PA394&dq=demetriou+marry+literature&hl=el&ei=MF6bTuHHFoiC4gTUuLmpBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=dimitriou&f=false|edition=1. publ.}}</ref>
+* ''Bilingual Greek-Latin Grammar'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Anemi - Digital Library of Modern Greek Studies |website=anemi.lib.uoc.gr |url=https://anemi.lib.uoc.gr/metadata/0/8/6/metadata-155-0000034.tkl}}</ref> by [[Georgios Dimitriou]], 1785, that contained personal observations, [[Epistles]] and [[Maxim (saying)|Maxims]], as well as biographies of notable men.<ref>{{cite book |last=Merry |first=Bruce |year=2004 |title=Encyclopedia of modern Greek literature |edition=1. publ. |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=Westport, Conn. [u.a.] |isbn=978-0-313-30813-0 |pages=70 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q-lr20SuvfIC&pg=PA394}}</ref>
+* ''[[Rosetta Code]]'', "a programming chrestomathy site", which "present[s] solutions to the same task in as many different [computer] languages as possible".
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+* ''The Ibis Chrestomathy'', dealing "solely with words that have a claim to naturalization within the English language".<ref>{{cite web |first=Amitav |last=Ghosh |title=Chrestomathy |website=AmitavGhosh.com |url=http://www.amitavghosh.com/chrestomathy.html |access-date=2016-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024044625/http://www.amitavghosh.com/chrestomathy.html |archive-date=2016-10-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+* Heather Christle, ''The Crying Book'', Catapult: 2019. Explores the subject of crying and tears in a numbered series of extremely short essays.
 == See also ==
+* {{section link|Lord's Prayer#Use as a language comparison tool}}
-* [[Anthology]]
+* [[Parallel text]]
-* [[Lord's Prayer#Use as a language comparison tool|Use of the Lord's Prayer as a language comparison tool]]
+* [[Text corpus]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Anthologies]]
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