From Byzantium to Italy by N.G. Wilson (.PDF)
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From Byzantium to Italy: Greek Studies in the Italian Renaissance by N.G. Wilson
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Overview: Which famous poet treasured his copy of Homer, but could never learn Greek? What prompted diplomats to circulate a speech by Demosthenes – in Latin translation – when the Turks threatened to invade Europe? Why would enthusiastic Florentines crowd a lecture on the Roman Neoplatonist Plotinus, but underestimate the importance of Plato himself? Having all but disappeared during the Middle Ages, classical Greek would recover a position of importance – eventually equal to that of classical Latin – only after a series of surprising failures, chance encounters, and false starts.
From a leading authority on Greek palaeography in the English-speaking world, here is a complete account of the historic rediscovery of Greek philosophy, language and literature during the Renaissance, brought up-to-date for a modern audience of classicists, historians, and students and scholars of reception studies and the Classical Tradition.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Faith, Beliefs & Philosophy
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