Finding the Right Words : : Isidore's ‹em›Synonyma‹/em› in Anglo-Saxon England / / Claudia Di Sciacca.
Isidore of Seville (circa 570-636) was the author of the Etymologiae,. the most celebrated and widely circulated encyclopaedia of the western Middle Ages. In addition, Isidore's Synonyma were very successful and became one of the classics of medieval spirituality. Indeed, it was the Synonyma th...
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| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1. Isidore of Seville: His Life and Culture
- 2. The Synonyma: Their Structure, Style, and Sources
- 3. Isidore and the Synonyma in the British Isles
- 4. The Vernacularization of the Synonyma: The Case of Vercelli xxii
- 5. The Vernacularization of the Synonyma: The ubi sunt Topos
- 6. The Synonyma in Anglo-Latin Literature
- 7. The Synonyma in Anglo-Saxon England: Some Conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Manuscripts
- Index of Passages Cited and Discussed
- General Index
- Backmatter