Adelard of Bath, Conversations with his Nephew - On the Same and the Different, Questions on Natural Science, and On Birds

This book contains editions and translations of three texts written by Adelard of Bath.

Sommario

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. De eodem et diverso (On the Same and the Different); Notes; 2. Questiones naturales (Questions on Natural Science); Notes; 3. De avibus tractatus (Treatise on Birds); Notes; Abbreviations and select bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

This book contains editions and translations of three texts in which Adelard of Bath (c. 1080–1150) addresses his nephew: an exhortation to the study of 'philosophy' (On the Same and the Different), a dialogue on the nature of things (Questions on Natural Science) and a discussion concerning hawks (On Birds).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Adelard, Pedro Mantas Espana, Italo Ronca
• Con la collaborazione di: Charles Burnett (Editore), Peter Dronke (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.12.1998
• EAN: 9780521394710
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39471-0
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 580 g
• Illustrazioni: 2 b/w illus., Raster, nicht spezifiziert
• Serie: Cambridge Medieval Classics; Cambridge Medieval Classics
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Saggi, articoli culturali, critica letteraria, interviste; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, Literary essays, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy