Sodomy Masculinity and Law in Medieval Literature
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- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 2009年8月
- ISBN 9780521118583
- 定价 334.60
内容简介
ThisworkisacompleteEnglishtranslationoftheLatinEtymologiesofIsidore,BishopofSeville(c.560–636).Isidorecompiledtheworkbetweenc.615andtheearly630sandittakestheformofanencyclopedia,arrangedbysubjectmatter.ItcontainsmuchloreofthelateclassicalworldbeginningwiththeSevenLiberalArts,includingRhetoric,andtouchesonthousandsoftopicsrangingfromthenamesofGod,theterminologyoftheLaw,thetechnologiesoffabrics,shipsandagriculturetothenamesofcitiesandrivers,thetheatricalarts,andcookingutensils.Isidoreprovidesetymologiesformostofthetermsheexplains,findinginthecausesofwordstheunderlyingkeytotheirmeaning.ThisbookoffersahighlyreadabletranslationofthetwentybooksoftheEtymologies,oneofthemostwidelyknowntextsforathousandyearsfromIsidore'stime.
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