'Et nata ex etymo fabula:' Cosmas of Prague, the Medieval Practice of 'Etymologia,' and the Writing of History

This article represents a larger project that seeks to understand the function and implications of the use of etymologies in the writing of history in the Middle Ages. I examine the strategy of historians to etymologize within the framework of grammatical theories and historiographic methods of Lat...

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Main Author: Julia Verkholantsev
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Milan 2020-01-01
Series:Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures
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Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/interfaces/article/view/12702