The Other Middle Ages: A Medieval Latin Reader

The Other Middle Ages introduces selections that cover all aspects and all walks of life, from bawdy songs to somber religious rituals and impudent parodies of the same, from short anecdotes and fables to excerpts from the bestiary tradition. Intermediate Latin students can expect to finish one or more of these enjoyable readings in one sitting, developing their reading skills and giving them a sense of accomplishment.

While some selections have been edited for clarity and length, most are unadapted. Notes and vocabulary guide students accustomed to classical Latin through reading medieval texts drawn from a wide range of centuries, geographical locations, and genres.

Seventy-nine selections of prose and poetry are grouped thematically: Everyday Life Echoes of Antiquity—Alexander the Great The Black Death Perspectives on Women Anti-Semitism Wonders and Marvels The World of the Church Ritual Attacks on the Church Carmina Burana and Goliardic Tradition The World of Nature and Science.

Special Features

• Introduction ■ Goals ■ How to Use This Book ■ Abbreviations ■ Medieval Latin ■ Scanning Medieval Poetry ■ Bibliography
  
• Adapted and unadapted Latin texts with same- and facing-page notes and vocabulary
  
• Black-and-white illustrations
  
• Complete Latin-to-English glossary

Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr. is professor emeritus of classics and former Director of the MAT Program at University of Massachusetts. He received a PhD from Loyola University of Chicago. Kitchell has won several teaching awards and has presented over 150 scholarly talks. He has been active in promoting the study of classics for such groups as the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, where he served as president, and the American Philological Association, as Vice-President for Education, and as the president of the American Classical League. With Thomas J. Sienkewicz, Kitchell is the coeditor of the LEGAMUS series and coauthor of Disce! An Introductory Latin Course (2010). Kitchell is coauthor with Sean Smith of Catullus: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader (2006), author of Animals in the Ancient World from A to Z (2014), and author of numerous articles and book chapters.