Miscellanies

In the Miscellanies, the great Italian Renaissance scholar-poet Angelo Poliziano penned two sets of mini-essays focused on lexical or textual problems. He solves these with his characteristic deep learning and brash criticism. The two volumes presented here are the first translation of both collection into any modern language.

About the author

Andrew R. Dyck is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of California, Los Angeles.Alan Cottrell is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Northeast Lakeview College in San Antonio, Texas.

Summary

In the Miscellanies, the great Italian Renaissance scholar-poet Angelo Poliziano penned two sets of mini-essays focused on lexical or textual problems. He solves these with his characteristic deep learning and brash criticism. The two volumes presented here are the first translation of both collection into any modern language.

Product details

• Authors: Angelo Poliziano, Angelo/ Dyck Poliziano, Poliziano Angelo
• Assisted by: Alan Cottrell (Translation), Andrew R. Dyck (Translation), Alan Cottrell (Editor and translation), Dyck Andrew R. (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780674244962
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24496-2
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Classical texts, Ancient, classical and medieval texts