From Byzantium to Italy: Greek Studies in the Italian Renaissance

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

Book Overview

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 Publishing PLC
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"