The Berlin Commentary on Martianus Capella's de Nuptiis Philologiae Et Mercurii Book I: With the Assistance of C. Vester
| PUBLISHER | Brill (09/01/1994) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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This critical edition presents the only complete, later medieval Latin commentary on the first two books of Martianus Capella's influential handbook of the Seven Liberal Arts. Using his allegorical interpretation of the programmatic marriage of Mercury (eloquence) and Philology (learning) as a speculative, proto-scientific method of inquiry, the commentator provides encyclopedic coverage of medieval philosophy, theology, science, myth, language, literature and education. Intellectually the author is still connected with early scholasticism and the "School of Chartres," being more sympathetic to Neoplatonism than to the newly arrived Aristotelianism. He is particularly interested in the role of good works which he sees revealed sub integumento in the function of Iuno in the Capitoline trinity. The commentary seems to have been designed with a reading audience and a reference in mind. The present edition has been keyed to Dick's as well as Willis' editions of Martianus Capella.
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ISBN-13:
9789004101708
ISBN-10:
9004101705
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
Latin
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Page Count:
362
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
6.48 x 1.22 x 9.60 inches
Weight:
1.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Foreign Language Study | Latin
Foreign Language Study | Europe - Medieval
Foreign Language Study | Ancient and Classical
Dewey Decimal:
878.9
Library of Congress Control Number:
94033781
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This critical edition presents the only complete, later medieval Latin commentary on the first two books of Martianus Capella's influential handbook of the Seven Liberal Arts. Using his allegorical interpretation of the programmatic marriage of Mercury (eloquence) and Philology (learning) as a speculative, proto-scientific method of inquiry, the commentator provides encyclopedic coverage of medieval philosophy, theology, science, myth, language, literature and education. Intellectually the author is still connected with early scholasticism and the "School of Chartres," being more sympathetic to Neoplatonism than to the newly arrived Aristotelianism. He is particularly interested in the role of good works which he sees revealed sub integumento in the function of Iuno in the Capitoline trinity. The commentary seems to have been designed with a reading audience and a reference in mind. The present edition has been keyed to Dick's as well as Willis' editions of Martianus Capella.
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