The twelve essays in this new collection by John Monfasani examine how, in particular cases, Greek émigrés, Italian humanists, and Latin scholastics reacted with each other in surprising and important ways. After an opening assessment of Greek migration to Renaissance Italy, the essays range from the Averroism of John Argyropoulos and the capacity of Nicholas of Cusa to translate Greek, to Marsilio Ficino's position in the Plato-Aristotle controversy and the absence of Ockhamists in Renaissance Italy. Theodore Gaza receives special attention in his roles as translator, teacher, and philosopher, as does Lorenzo Valla for his philosophy, theology, and historical ideas. Finally, the life and writings of a protégé of Cardinal Bessarion, the Dominican friar Giovanni Gatti, come in for their first extensive study.
| ISBN: | 9781138382497 |
| Publication date: | 10th June 2019 |
| Author: | John Monfasani |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Variorum Collected Studies |
| Genres: |
Medieval Western philosophy Historiography Ancient history Language teaching and learning History and Archaeology |
The twelve essays in this new collection by John Monfasani examine how, in particular cases, Greek émigrés, Italian humanists, and Latin scholastics reacted with each other in surprising and important ways. After an opening assessment of Greek migration to Renaissance Italy, the essays range from the Averroism of John Argyropoulos and the capacity of Nicholas of Cusa to translate Greek, to Marsilio Ficino's position in the Plato-Aristotle controversy and the absence of Ockhamists in Renaissance Italy. Theodore Gaza receives special attention in his roles as translator, teacher, and philosopher, as does Lorenzo Valla for his philosophy, theology, and historical ideas. Finally, the life and writings of a protégé of Cardinal Bessarion, the Dominican friar Giovanni Gatti, come in for their first extensive study.
Greeks and Latins in Renaissance Italy features in the following genres: Ancient history, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching and learning, Language: reference and general, History and Archaeology, Medieval Western philosophy, Historiography
Greeks and Latins in Renaissance Italy is available in Paperback, Hardback
Greeks and Latins in Renaissance Italy was written by John Monfasani and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Greeks and Latins in Renaissance Italy has 352 pages
Yes it is part of Variorum Collected Studies series
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