Humanism and the Latin Classics (The I Tatti Renaissance Library 78) - Hardcover

Aldus Manutius; John N. Grant

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674971639 ISBN 13: 9780674971639

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Aldus Manutius (c. 1451 1515) was the most important and innovative scholarly publisher of the Renaissance. His Aldine Press was responsible for more first editions of classical literature, philosophy, and science than any other publisher before or since. A companion volume to I Tatti's The Greek Classics (2016), Humanism and the Latin Classics presents all of Aldus s prefaces to his editions of works by ancient Latin and modern humanist writers, translated for the first time into English, along with other illustrative writings by Aldus and his collaborators. They provide unique insight into the world of scholarly publishing in Renaissance Venice.

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About the Author

John N. Grant is Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of Toronto. His many publications include the studies of African-Canadian history and culture, Black Nova Scotians, and The Immigration and Settlement of the Black Refugees of the War of 1812 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674971639
• ISBN 13: 9780674971639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352