Magic and the Dignity of Man : : Pico della Mirandola and His ‹i›Oration‹/i› in Modern Memory / / Brian P. Copenhaver.
Pico della Mirandola, one of the most remarkable thinkers of the Renaissance, has become known as a founder of humanism and a supporter of secular rationality. Brian Copenhaver upends this understanding of Pico, unearthing the magic and mysticism in the most famous work attributed to him, The Oratio...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2019 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (624 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. DIGNITY -- Part Two. STORIES ABOUT PICO -- Part Three. PICO'S ORATION -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Pico’s Oration -- Appendix B. Content of Pico’s 900 Conclusions -- Appendix C. Selections from Pico’s 900 Conclusions -- Appendix D. Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
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Summary: | Pico della Mirandola, one of the most remarkable thinkers of the Renaissance, has become known as a founder of humanism and a supporter of secular rationality. Brian Copenhaver upends this understanding of Pico, unearthing the magic and mysticism in the most famous work attributed to him, The Oration on the Dignity of Man. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674242173 9783110652031 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674242173 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Brian P. Copenhaver. |