Classical Quotations and Allusions in the Correspondence of Thomas Becket: An Investigation of Their Sources
Anne J. Duggan
"Classical Quotations and Allusions in the Correspondence of Thomas Becket: An Investigation Their Sources," Letters issued by addressed to Becket contain an unusually high number quotations from, echoes of, allusions Latin classics. Making full use author's new edition Becket, this article discusses nature that exploitation; argues it is possible differentiate between highly educated Latinists like John Salisbury, on one hand, generality superficially clerks other; proposes Florilegium Gallicum may have furnished latter with many their quotations.
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