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Angelo Poliziano's Lamia : text, translation, and introductory studies /

In 1492, Angelo Poliziano published his Lamia, a praelectio, or opening oration to a course he would teach that academic year on Aristotles Prior Analytics at the Florentine university. Having heard murmurings that he was not philosopher enough to teach the Aristotelian text, Poliziano strikes back,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Poliziano, Angelo, 1454-1494
Otros Autores: Celenza, Christopher S., 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Colección:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 189.
Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 7.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1492, Angelo Poliziano published his Lamia, a praelectio, or opening oration to a course he would teach that academic year on Aristotles Prior Analytics at the Florentine university. Having heard murmurings that he was not philosopher enough to teach the Aristotelian text, Poliziano strikes back, offering in effect a fable-tinted history of philosophy even as he strikes back at his presumed detractors. More than a repudiation of local gossip, the text, framed by fables, represents a rethinking of the mission of philosophy. This volume offers the first English translation, an edition of the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 272 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index.
ISBN:9789004185951
900418595X
1282952838
9781282952836
ISSN:0920-8607 ;