The Letters of Marsilio Ficino
Description
Marsilio Ficino of Florence (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. This title contains letters written in 1488 and 1489, with a preface added in 1490. It also includes four letters written in 1489 that concern Ficino's "Three Books on Life (De vita)".
Reviews
'I find the new Ficino Letters volume a model of how to go about translating early modern authors from Latin (or Italian). Giving the original Latin is a boon, and all the other paratexts like mini-biographies, political terms, bibliography, superb dust-jacket, details about MSS and editions consulted, add to the user-friendliness and academic standing of the translation' Letizia Panizza, Royal Holloway, University of London
Author description
'[Ficino] was at the very fountainhead of some of the most characteristic and influential aspects of the Italian Renaissance The Times Literary Supplement MARSILIO FICINO of Florence (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. He put before society a new ideal of human nature, emphasising its divine potential. As teacher and guide to a remarkable circle of men, he made a vital contribution to changes that were taking place in European thought.
Stock Information
General Fields
- : 9780856832420
- : Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
- : Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
- : December 2009
- : 234mm X 156mm X 23mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Illustrations
- : 176
- : 195
- : Hardback
- : Marsilio Ficino
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