Dialogues - Actius

Dialogues, Volume 2 by Giovanni Gioviano Pontano contains both a perceptive treatment of poetic rhythm, the first full treatment of the Latin hexameter in the history of philology, and a discussion of style and method in history writing. This is a new critical edition of the Actius and the first translation into English.

About the author

Julia Haig Gaisser is Eugenia Chase Guild Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and Professor Emeritus of Latin at Bryn Mawr College.

Summary

Dialogues, Volume 2 by Giovanni Gioviano Pontano contains both a perceptive treatment of poetic rhythm, the first full treatment of the Latin hexameter in the history of philology, and a discussion of style and method in history writing. This is a new critical edition of the Actius and the first translation into English.

Product details

• Authors: Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, Pontano Giovanni Gioviano
• Assisted by: Julia Haig Gaisser (Editor), Julia Haig Gaisser (Translation), Gaisser Julia Haig (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780674237186
• ISBN: 978-0-674-23718-6
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Europa, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, European History, Humanistische Philosophie, Philosophy, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, HISTORY / Renaissance, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, Literary studies: general, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Humanist & Secular Alternatives To Religion, Humanist and secular alternatives to religion