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Greek and Latin Poetry (9780674984578) by Angelo Poliziano is a pivotal collection that bridges classical antiquity with Renaissance humanism, illuminating how ancient verse informs early modern poetics and scholarship.
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This volume gathers Poliziano’s innovative Latin and Italian responses to Greek and Latin models, exploring lyric, elegiac, and didactic forms while analyzing meter, style, and rhetorical craft. It blends close linguistic study with imaginative translation and pastiche, revealing Poliziano’s deft synthesis of classical influence and personal stylistic invention. Read as both a critical companion and a creative manifesto, the work offers a window into Renaissance reception of classical poetry.
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Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494) stands as a towering figure of Florentine humanism, renowned for his scholarly precision, elegant Latin style, and influential philological methods. A professor at the Platonic Academy of Florence, he shaped the study of poetry, mythology, and rhetoric while mentoring younger scholars and poets who carried his methods forward into the early modern era.
In brief
Poliziano’s collection demonstrates how Greek and Latin verse could be reimagined for Renaissance readers, offering both rigorous linguistic analysis and imaginative literary creation.

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2004, ISBN: 9780674984578
Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance and a leading figure in Florence during the Age of the Medici. His poetry, composed in a variety o… More...
ISBN: 9780674984578
Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. … More...

2019
ISBN: 9780674984578
Harvard University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Bilingual, 418 Seiten, Publiziert: 2019-02-04T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.6 kg, Verkaufsrang: 3039555, Westlich, Geschichte & D… More...

2019, ISBN: 0674984579
[EAN: 9780674984578], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.52], [PU: Harvard University Press], Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so … More...

2019, ISBN: 0674984579
[EAN: 9780674984578], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: KNV Besorgung|Harvard University Press], POETRY EUROPEAN ITALIAN, Angelo Poliziano (1454-1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Ren… More...
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About the work
Greek and Latin Poetry (9780674984578) by Angelo Poliziano is a pivotal collection that bridges classical antiquity with Renaissance humanism, illuminating how ancient verse informs early modern poetics and scholarship.
Summary
This volume gathers Poliziano’s innovative Latin and Italian responses to Greek and Latin models, exploring lyric, elegiac, and didactic forms while analyzing meter, style, and rhetorical craft. It blends close linguistic study with imaginative translation and pastiche, revealing Poliziano’s deft synthesis of classical influence and personal stylistic invention. Read as both a critical companion and a creative manifesto, the work offers a window into Renaissance reception of classical poetry.
About the author
Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494) stands as a towering figure of Florentine humanism, renowned for his scholarly precision, elegant Latin style, and influential philological methods. A professor at the Platonic Academy of Florence, he shaped the study of poetry, mythology, and rhetoric while mentoring younger scholars and poets who carried his methods forward into the early modern era.
In brief
Poliziano’s collection demonstrates how Greek and Latin verse could be reimagined for Renaissance readers, offering both rigorous linguistic analysis and imaginative literary creation.
Details of the book - Greek and Latin Poetry (I Tatti Renaissance Library, Band 86)
EAN (ISBN-13): 9780674984578
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0674984579
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Publishing year: 2018
Publisher: Knox, Peter E. Harvard University Press
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ISBN/EAN: 9780674984578
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0-674-98457-9, 978-0-674-98457-8
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Book author: knox, homer, poliziano angelo, statius
Book title: renaissance latin poetry, greek and latin
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