Angelo Poliziano's Lamia : text, translation, and introductory studies / / edited by Christopher S. Celenza.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in intellectual history Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history, v. 189. ; v. 7
• Author: Poliziano, Angelo, 1454-1494.
• TeilnehmendeR: Celenza, Christopher S., 1967-
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 189.; Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In 1492, Angelo Poliziano published his Lamia, a praelectio, or opening oration to a course he would teach that academic year on Aristotle’s Prior Analytics at the Florentine university. Having heard murmurings that he was not philosopher enough to teach the Aristotelian text, Poliziano strikes back, offering in effect a fable-tinted history of philosophy. More than a repudiation of local gossip, the text represents a rethinking of the mission of philosophy. This volume offers the first English translation, an edition of the Latin text, and four studies that set this rich example of humanist Latin writing in context. Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History, volume 7.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / A. Poliziano -- Poliziano’s Lamia In Context / Christopher S. Celenza -- On The Shoulders Of Grammatica: John Of Salisbury’s Metalogicon And Poliziano’s Lamia / Francesco Caruso -- The Role Of The Philosopher In Late Quattrocento Florence: Poliziano’s Lamia And The Legacy Of The Pico-Barbaro Epistolary Controversy / Igor Candido -- Angelo Poliziano’s Lamia: Neoplatonic Commentaries And The Plotinian Dichotomy Between The Philologist And The Philosopher / Denis J.-J. Robichaud -- Angelo Poliziano, Lamia: Latin Text With Parallel English Translation / Christopher S. Celenza -- Bibliography / A. Poliziano -- Index Of Names And Places / A. Poliziano.