Medieval Latin An Introduction

Mantello, F.A.C.

ISBN 10: 0813208424 / ISBN 13: 9780813208428

Verlag: The Catholic University of America Press, 1996

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Inhaltsangabe:

Organised with the assistance of an international advisory committee of medievalists from several disciplines, Medieval Latin: An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide is a new standard guide to the Latin language and literature of the period from c. A.D. 200 to 1500. It promises to be indispensable as a handbook in university courses in Medieval Latin and as a point of departure for the study of Latin texts and documents in any of the fields of medieval studies.

Comprehensive in scope, the guide provides introductions to, and bibliographic orientations in, all the main areas of Medieval Latin language, literature, and scholarship. Part One consists of an introduction and sizable listing of general print and electronic reference and research tools. Part Two focuses on issues of language, with introductions to such topics as Biblical and Christian Latin, and Medieval Latin pronunciation, orthography, morphology and syntax, word formation and lexicography, metrics, prose styles, and so on. There are chapters on the Latin used in administration, law, music, commerce, the liturgy, theology and philosophy, science and technology, and daily life. Part Three offers a systematic overview of Medieval Latin literature, with introductions to a wide range of genres and to translations from and into Latin. Each chapter concludes with a bibliography of fundamental works―texts, lexica, studies, and research aids.

This guide satisfies a long-standing need for a reference tool in English that focuses on medieval latinity in all its specialised aspects. It will be welcomed by students, teachers, professional latinists, medievalists, humanists, and general readers interested in the role of Latin as the learned lingua franca of western Europe. It may also prove valuable to reference librarians assembling collections concerned with Latin authors and texts of the postclassical period.

Reseña del editor: Organised with the assistance of an international advisory committee of medievalists, this is a standard guide to the Latin language and literature of the period from c 200 AD to 1500. It should be useful for the study of Latin texts and documents in any fields of medieval studies.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Medieval Latin An Introduction
Verlag: The Catholic University of America Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good