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Greek and Latin Poetry Angelo Poliziano

Greek and Latin Poetry By Angelo Poliziano

Greek and Latin Poetry by Angelo Poliziano


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Angelo Poliziano (14541494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance and a leading figure in the Florence during the Age of the Medici. This I Tatti edition contains all of his Greek and Latin poetry (with the exception of the Silvae in ITRL 14) translated into English for the first time.

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Greek and Latin Poetry by Angelo Poliziano

Angelo Poliziano (14541494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance and a leading figure in Florence during the Age of the Medici. His poetry, composed in a variety of meters, includes epigrams, elegies, and verse epistles, as well as translations of Hellenistic Greek poets. Among the first Latin poets of the Renaissance to be inspired by Homer and the poems of Greek Anthology, Polizianos verse also reflects his deep study of Catullus, Martial, and Statius. It ranges from love songs to funeral odes, from prayers to hymns, from invectives directed against his rivals to panegyrics of his teachers, artists, fellow humanists, and his great patron, Lorenzo de Medici, il Magnifico. The present volume includes all of Polizianos Greek and Latin poetry (with the exception of the Silvae, published in 2004 as ITRL 14), all translated into English for the first time.

Greek and Latin Poetry Reviews

Knoxs first-rate talent as a translator remains in evidence on every page, even and especially when the text of more than a few poems is unapologetically risque. Kudos to Peter Knox for pulling no punches. And plaudits to him for superb work all around. -- William J. Kennedy * Renaissance Quarterly *

About Angelo Poliziano

Peter E. Knox is Eric and Jane Nord Family Professor of Classics and Director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University.

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NGR9780674984578
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0674984579
Greek and Latin Poetry by Angelo Poliziano
New
Hardback
Harvard University Press
2019-03-01
448
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