The Battle of Lepanto |
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| Edited and Translated by:
| Wright, Elizabeth R.
Spence, Sarah
Lemons, Andrew |
| Series title: | The I Tatti Renaissance Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-72542-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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The defeat of the Ottomans by the Holy League fleet at Lepanto (1571) was among the most celebrated international events of the sixteenth century. The Battle of Lepanto anthologizes the work of twenty-two poets who composed Latin poetry in response to the news of the battle, the largest Mediterranean naval encounter since antiquity.
The defeat of the Ottomans by the Holy League fleet at Lepanto (1571) was among the most celebrated international events of the sixteenth century. The Battle of Lepanto anthologizes the work of twenty-two poets who composed Latin poetry in response to the news of the battle, the largest Mediterranean naval encounter since antiquity.