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The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville
by Stephen A. Barney

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This work is the first complete English translation of the Latin Etymologies of Isidore, bishop of Seville (c. 560-636). Isidore compiled the work between c. 615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject-matter. It contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the Seven Liberal Arts, including Rhetoric, and touches on hundreds of topics ranging from the names of God, the terminology of the Law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensils. Isidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning. This book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the Etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from Isidore's time.

Synopsis:

The book provide the first complete English translation, together with introduction and notes, of the Etymologies of Isidore of Seville, the main encyclopedic resource in the Middle Ages. This highly-readable translation of the text is essential reading for the medievalist, linguist or student of the history of Western thought.

Synopsis:

First complete English translation of the Etymologies of Isidore of Seville.

Synopsis:

The book gives the first complete English translation of the Etymologies of Isidore of Seville, the main resource of learning in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. A fundamental repository of classical and early medieval knowledge, the Etymologies explores and examines hundreds of subjects, from the names of God to cooking utensils. This highly-readable translation of all twenty books of the Etymologies gives the student of late classical antiquity, medieval thought and the history of Western thought access to one of the key texts of the last one thousand years.
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About the Author

Stephen A. Barney is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine.
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Table of Contents

1. Book I: Grammar (De Grammatica); 2. Book II: Rhetoric and Dialectic (De Rhetorica et Dialecta); 3. Book III: Mathematics (De Mathematica); Book IV: Medicine (De Medicina); 5. Book V: Laws and Times (De Legibus et Temporibus); 6. Book VI: Books and Ecclesiastical Offices (De Libris et Officiis Ecclesiasticis); 7. Gods, Angels and Saints; 8. The Church and Sects (De Ecclesia et Sectis); 9. Languages, Nations, Reigns, The Military, Citizens, Family Relationships (De Linguis, Gentibus, Regnis, Militia, Civibus, Affinitatibus); Book X: Vocabulary.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780521837491
Editor:
Barney, Stephen A.
Editor:
Beach, Jennifer
Editor:
Berghof, Oliver
Editor:
Lewis, W. J.
Editor:
Barney, Stephen A.
Editor:
Beach, Jennifer
Author:
Berghof, Oliver
Author:
Lewis, W. J.
Author:
Lewis, Wendy
Author:
Beach, Jennifer
Author:
Barney, Stephen A.
Author:
Beach, J. A.
Editor:
Berghof, Oliver
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Location:
Cambridge
Subject:
Latin language
Subject:
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Subject:
Medieval
Subject:
General Language Arts & Disciplines
Subject:
Ancient & Classical
Publication Date:
March 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
30 half-tones
Pages:
475
Dimensions:
9.76x7.72x1.39 in. 2.65 lbs.
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