Finding the Right Words : Isidore's <em>Synonyma</em> in Anglo-Saxon England /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Di Sciacca, Claudia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Old English
Latín
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2008]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Isidore, > of Seville, Saint, > -636. > Synonyma.
Spirituality > Middle Ages.
English prose literature > Old English.
Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
HISTORY > Medieval.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Spiritualite > Angleterre > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Prose anglaise > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Spirituality > England > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
English prose literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism.
Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) > England > History and criticism.
England.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Isidore of Seville: His Life and Culture
  • 2. Synonyma: Their Structure, Style, and Sources
  • 3. Isidore and the Synonyma in the British Isles
  • 4. Vernacularization of the Synonyma: The Case of Vercelli xxii
  • 5. Vernacularization of the Synonyma: The ubi sunt Topos
  • 6. Synonyma in Anglo-Latin Literature
  • 7. Synonyma in Anglo-Saxon England: Some Conclusions
  • Index of Manuscripts
  • Index of Passages Cited and Discussed.

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