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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785670803321

Autore

Poliziano Angelo <1454-1494.>

Titolo

Angelo Poliziano's Lamia [[electronic resource] ] : text, translation, and introductory studies / / edited by Christopher S. Celenza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-95283-8

9786612952838

90-04-18595-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Brill's studies in intellectual history Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history, , 0920-8607 ; ; v. 189. ; ; v. 7

Altri autori (Persone)

CelenzaChristopher S. <1967->

Disciplina

875/.04

Soggetti

Latin literature, Medieval and modern - Criticism, Textual

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / A. Poliziano -- Poliziano’s Lamia In Context / Christopher S. Celenza -- On The Shoulders Of Grammatica: John Of Salisbury’s Metalogicon And Poliziano’s Lamia / Francesco Caruso -- The Role Of The Philosopher In Late Quattrocento Florence: Poliziano’s Lamia And The Legacy Of The Pico-Barbaro Epistolary Controversy / Igor Candido -- Angelo Poliziano’s Lamia: Neoplatonic Commentaries And The Plotinian Dichotomy Between The Philologist And The Philosopher / Denis J.-J. Robichaud -- Angelo Poliziano, Lamia: Latin Text With Parallel English Translation / Christopher S. Celenza -- Bibliography / A. Poliziano -- Index Of Names And Places / A. Poliziano.

Sommario/riassunto

In 1492, Angelo Poliziano published his Lamia, a praelectio, or opening oration to a course he would teach that academic year on Aristotle’s Prior Analytics at the Florentine university. Having heard murmurings that he was not philosopher enough to teach the Aristotelian text, Poliziano strikes back, offering in effect a fable-tinted history of philosophy. More than a repudiation of local gossip, the text represents a rethinking of the mission of philosophy. This volume offers the first English translation, an edition of the Latin text, and four studies that set this rich example of humanist Latin writing in context. Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History, volume 7.