Greek and Latin Poetry

Angelo Poliziano (1454-1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance and a leading figure in the Florence during the Age of the Medici. This I Tatti edition contains all of his Greek and Latin poetry (with the exception of the Silvae in ITRL 14) translated into English for the first time.

About the author

Peter E. Knox is Eric and Jane Nord Family Professor of Classics and Director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University.

Summary

Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance and a leading figure in the Florence during the Age of the Medici. This I Tatti edition contains all of his Greek and Latin poetry (with the exception of the Silvae in ITRL 14) translated into English for the first time.

Product details

• Authors: Angelo Poliziano, Poliziano Angelo
• Assisted by: Peter E. Knox (Editor), Peter E. Knox (Translation), Knox Peter E. (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9780674984578
• ISBN: 978-0-674-98457-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library; The I Tatti Renaissance Library; Tatti Renaissance Library (HUP)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Medieval Western philosophy