Forgotten Paths: Etymology and the Allegorical Mindset

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Forgotten Paths Forgotten Paths etymology and the allegorical Mindset Davide Del Bello the Catholic University of america Press Washington, D.C. � Copyright © 2007 the Catholic University of america Press all rights reserved the paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of american national standards for Information science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Del Bello, Davide, 1964– Forgotten paths : etymology and the allegorical mindset / Davide Del Bello. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8132-1484-9 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8132-1484-x (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Language and languages—etymology—history. 2. allegory. I. title. p321.d45 2007 121'.68—dc22 2006021104 Neque instantia, neque futura ai miei genitori ...