Rhetoric, Hermeneutics, and Translation in the Middle Ages

This is the first book to consider the rise of translation as part of a broader history of critical discourses from classical Rome to the late Middle Ages.

This is the first book to consider the rise of translation as part of a broader history of critical discourses from classical Rome to the late Middle Ages, and sheds light on its crucial role in the development of vernacular European culture.Translation played a crucial role in the emergence of vernacular literary culture in the Middle Ages. This is the first book to consider the rise of translation as part of a broader history of critical discourses from classical Rome to the late Middle Ages, and as such adds significantly to our understanding of the development of European culture.