Isidore of Seville and his Reception in the Early Middle Ages: Transmitting and Transforming Knowledge (Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia)

"Isidore of Seville (560-636) was a crucial figure in the preservation and sharing of classical and early Christian knowledge. His compilations of the works of earlier authorities formed an essential part of monastic education for centuries. Due to the vast amount of information he gathered and its wide dissemination in the Middle Ages, Pope John Paul II even named Isidore the patron saint of the Internet in 1997. This volume represents a cross section of the various approaches scholars have taken toward Isidore's writings. The essays explore his sources, how he selected and arranged them for posterity, and how his legacy was reflected in later generations' work across the early medieval West. Rich in archival detail, this collection provides a wealth of interdisciplinary expertise on one of history's greatest intellectuals."--Bloomsbury Publishing Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface / Paul Fouracre, University of Manchester -- 1. Introduction / Andrew Fear and Jamie Wood -- 2. A Family Affair: Leander, Isidore and the Legacy of Gregory the Great in Spain / Jamie Wood -- 3. Variations on a Theme: Isidore and Pliny on Human and Human-Instigated Anomaly / Mary Beagon -- 4. Putting the Pieces Back Together: Isidore and De Natura Rerum / Andrew Fear -- 5. The Politics of History-Writing: Problematizing the Historiographical Origins of Isidore of Seville in Early Medieval Hispania / Michael J. Kelly 6. Isidorian Texts in Seventh-Century Ireland / Marina Smyth -- 7. Isidore of Seville in Anglo-Saxon England: The Synonyma as a Source of Felix's Vita S. Guthlaci / Claudia Di Sciacca -- 8. Hispania et Italia: Paul the Deacon, Isidore, and the Lombards / Christopher Heath -- 9. Rylands MS Latin 12: A Carolingian Example of Isidore's Reception into the Patristic Canon / Melissa Markauskas -- 10. Adoption, Adaptation, & Authority: The Use of Isidore in the Opus Caroli / Laura Carlson -- Abbreviations -- Index Table of Contents Preface 1. Introduction 2. A Family Affair 3. Variations on a Theme 4. Putting the Pieces Back Together 5. The Politics of History-Writing 6. Isidorian Texts in Seventh-Century Ireland 7. Isidore of Seville in Anglo-Saxon England 8. Hispania et Italia 9. Rylands MS Latin 12 10. Adoption, Adaptation, & Authority Abbreviations Index

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