Poetic Works

Having studied with pioneers in philosophy and science, Bernardus Silvestris became a renowned teacher of literary and poetic composition. His versatility as scholar, philosopher, and scientist is apparent in this collection, particularly his masterpiece the Cosmographia, which has been compared to the poetry of Lucretius and Giordano Bruno.

Info autore

Winthrop Wetherbee is Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, at Cornell University.

Riassunto

Having studied with pioneers in philosophy and science, Bernardus Silvestris became a renowned teacher of literary and poetic composition. His versatility as scholar, philosopher, and scientist is apparent in this collection, particularly his masterpiece the Cosmographia, which has been compared to the poetry of Lucretius and Giordano Bruno.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bernard, Bernardus Silvestris
• Con la collaborazione di: Winthrop Wetherbee (Editore), Winthrop Wetherbee (Traduzione), Wetherbee Winthrop (Editore e traduzione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.04.2015
• EAN: 9780674743786
• ISBN: 978-0-674-74378-6
• Pagine: 384
• Serie: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library; Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Librar
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo; POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets