From Byzantium to Italy: Greek Studies in the Italian Renaissance

by N.G. Wilson and WILSON N.G.

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Which famous poet treasured his copy of Homer, but could never learn Greek? What prompted diplomats to circulate a speech by Demosthenes - in Latin translation - when the Turks threatened to invade Europe? Why would enthusiastic Florentines crowd a lecture on the Roman Neoplatonist Plotinus, but underestimate the importance of Plato himself? Having all but disappeared during the Middle Ages, classical Greek would recover a position of importance...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1474250475

ISBN13:9781474250474

Release Date:November 2016

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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