The Medieval World of Isidore of Seville

Truth from Words

John Henderson (University of Cambridge)

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Cambridge University Press
24 June 2010

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; General encyclopaedias; European history

In his Etymologiae, St Isidore of Seville put together a systematic survey of the world in the form of a vast thesaurus of Latin vocabulary, which supplies a more or less accepted or fanciful etymology for each term. It became one of the most influential books of European culture through the whole medieval period. This Latin 'Roget' is traditionally used as a reference work, accessed through an elaborate index system. In this book Professor Henderson, the most challenging critic writing on Latin literature and Roman culture, presents a full reading of all twenty books of the Etymologiae, showing how the material is sequenced so that its reader is treated to a thoroughgoing education in the world as it was apprehended in Jewish, Graeco-Roman and Christian culture. All Latin, including etymologies, is translated.

By: John Henderson (University of Cambridge)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9780521144346
ISBN 10: 0521144345
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 24 June 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Reviews for The Medieval World of Isidore of Seville: Truth from Words

...not only offers an important contribution to scholarship on Isidore, but shows how classicists can and should expand the borders of Latin studies into new fields and methods. --BMCR