Hostili praedo ditetur lingua latina: Conceptual Narratives of Translation in the Latin Middle Ages
Réka Erzsebet Forrai
This article is an experiment: it attempts to look at medieval Latin translation practices through the lenses of a modern sociological theory narrative. It argues that topoi found in prefaces are key elements narratives explain why act necessary all. The identifies three such narratives, and elaborates particular on one them, which describes with help bellic metaphors.
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