The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico

by Benedetto Croce

Book Overview

With a new introduction by Alan Sica.

Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) is often regarded as the beleaguered, neglected genius of pre-Enlightenment Naples. His work-though known to Herder, Coleridge, Matthew Arnold, and Michelet-widely and deeply appreciated only during the twentieth century. Although Vico may be best known for the use James Joyce made of his theories in Finnegans Wake, Croce's insightful analysis of Vico's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765808692
• ISBN13: 9780765808691
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"