Screen LibraryFrancesco Robortello (1516-1567) : architectural genius of the humanities /
"This book explores the intellectual world of Francesco Robortello, one of the most prominent scholars of the Italian Renaissance. From poetics to rhetoric, philology to history, topics to ethics, Robortello revolutionized the field of humanities through innovative interpretations of ancient te...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge studies in Renaissance and early modern worlds of knowledge
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| Summary: |
"This book explores the intellectual world of Francesco Robortello, one of the most prominent scholars of the Italian Renaissance. From poetics to rhetoric, philology to history, topics to ethics, Robortello revolutionized the field of humanities through innovative interpretations of ancient texts and with a genius that was architectural in scope. He was highly esteemed by his contemporaries for his acute wit, but also envied and disparaged for his many qualities. In comparison with other humanists of his time such as Carlo Sigonio and Pier Vettori, Robortello had a deeply philosophical vein |
| Carrier Form: | x, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780367224875 0367224879 |
| Index Number: | DG540 |
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K835.465.1 B503.91 |
| Call Number: | B503.91/S523 |
| Contents: | Life and works -- Topics -- Rhetoric -- Poetics -- History -- Moral philosophy. |