Latin Poetry

Informationen zum Autor James Gardner is a writer and art critic who lives in New York City. Klappentext A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478-1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his didactic poem Syphilis, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus' discovery of America; a short Biblical epic, the Joseph; and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry. Zusammenfassung A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478–1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his didactic poem Syphilis, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus’ discovery of America; a short Biblical epic, the Joseph; and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry.

Product details

• Authors: Girolamo Fracastoro, Fracastoro Girolamo
• Assisted by: James Gardner (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2013
• EAN: 9780674072718
• ISBN: 978-0-674-07271-8
• No. of pages: 468
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 35 mm
• Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library; The I Tatti Renaissance Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets