Concilium Romarici Montis
(The Council of Remiremont)
This is a story about nuns who are just a little bit naughty and
settle down with each other to talk about what sort of men they
like. It was written in Latin in the middle of the twelfth
century. What we present here is a "Bryn Mawr Commentary" on that
work. "Bryn Mawr Commentaries" present basic texts of classical
Greek, classical Latin, and post-classical Latin literature with
the kind of annotation needed by students and scholars who are
still learning the languages. They assume that you know the basics
of morphology, vocabulary, and grammar, and offer additional
assistance specific to the particular text.
This commentary was written by Paul Pascal, professor emeritus
of Classics in the University of Washington and published in print
form in 1993. Like the other volumes in the series, it is
available for purchase (for information: bmcr@brynmawr.edu),
but as an experiment we present it here in WWW form. Every note in
the commentary has been dynamically linked to the passage in the
text to which it refers, so you should be able to read the Latin
text. If you are puzzled by something and see that it is
highlighted, click on it and it will take you to that note in the
commentary; you may then return to the text as soon as you have
read the note.
To begin, you may very well wish to read the Introduction, or you may go straight to
the Text. It is also possible to
read the Commentary as a continuous
text, but that's only about as much fun as reading the owner's
manual on a lawnmower you don't own. There is also a brief Bibliography.
We welcome comments and suggestions: again, send e-mail to
bmcr@brynmawr.edu.
J.J. O'Donnell
23 March 1994