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Thanks, Charles! I'm working at second-hand here, and there's always a
simpler solution than one imagines. Not so much late antique hyperbole,
then, as modern mistyping, or misreading. Helps if you do crosswords, I
guess.
Best wishes
Graham
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sacratissima?
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Subject: [M-R] 'Socratissima puella'
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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> Dear Fellow Listmembers
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> Can someone help me, please, to choose an appropriate way of
> interpreting the phrase 'socratissima puella', used in a sixth-century
> Western hagiographic text. Are we meant to see a young woman who
gained
> great wisdom by trading questions and answers with her mentor?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Graham
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