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The Reception of Plutarch's Lives in Fifteenth-Century Italy

The Reception of Plutarch's Lives in Fifteenth-Century Italy( )
Author: Pade, Marianne
ISBN:978-87-635-0532-1
Publication Date:May 2007
Publisher:Museum Tusculanum Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $163.95
Book Description:

Plutarch's Lives of great Greek and Roman public figures are among the central texts of European culture. Like most Greek authors Plutarch had been virtually unknown in Western Europe during the Middle Ages, but when Renaissance humanists rekindled interest in Greek language and culture, he became one of the most widely read authors of the period. Marianne Pade discusses the many Latin translations of the Lives produced during the fifteenth century, examines their diffusion in...
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Book Details
Pages:754
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical
History / Europe / Italy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.78 x 2.49 x 0.58 cm
Book Weight:1.938 Kilograms



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