John Henderson

The Medieval World of Isidore of Seville

Truth from Words

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A full reading of St Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae and all Latin, including etymologies, is translated.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780521144346
• ISBN-10: 0521144345
• Artikelnr.: 30204576

Autorenporträt

John Henderson is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Preface: when it's ajar
Introduction
Part I. Preliminaries: 1. Prefatory correspondence and dedication
2. Index and referencing system
3. Conclusion
Part II. Reading the Etymologiae
Section 1. Primary Education: 4. Proem: seven at one blow
5. Grammar: the alphabet
6. Grammar proper
7. Rhetoric
8. Dialectic or rationalist philosophy
Section 2. Secondary Education: 9. Arithmetic
10. Geometry
11. Music
12. Astronomy
13. Medicine
14. Law and history
15. Scripture and Christian duties
16. God, the angels, the saints
17. Church, schism, paganism
18. Languages, populations, societies
19. Epithets: a thesaurus
20. Mankind and monsters
21. Living creatures
22. World survey (water)
23. Earth survey (land)
24. Building, town, and country
25. Rocks and metals
26. Agriculture and botany
27. War and recreation
28. Ships, construction and decoration, clothing
29. Food and drink, packaging and transport, tools and harness
Conclusion: after words
Appendix
Bibliography
Index locorum
Etymologies
General index.