Latin Translation in the Renaissance - The Theory Practice of Leonardo Bruni, Giannozzo Manetti Desiderius

Informationen zum Autor Paul Botley is a Research Fellow at the Bristol Institute of Hellenic and Roman Studies, University of Bristol. Klappentext This book attempts to provide a broad perspective on the development of Latin writing about translation. Zusammenfassung Latin translations of Greek works have received much less attention than vernacular translations of classical works. This book examines the work of three Latin translators of the Renaissance and attempts to provide a broad perspective on the development of Latin writing about translation by drawing together the ideas of these three very different translators. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Leonardo Bruni; 2. Gionnozzo Manetti; 3. Erasmus and the New Testament; 4. Renaissance translations: some categories; Appendix; References; Index of names.

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• Authors: Paul Botley, Paul (University of Bristol) Botley
• Assisted by: P. E. Easterling (Editor), M. K. Hopkins (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.07.2004
• EAN: 9780521837170
• ISBN: 978-0-521-83717-0
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Subjects: Education and learning > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies