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Latin Poetry
Girolamo Fracastoro
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Hardback. A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478--1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his didactic poem Syphilis, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus' discovery of America; a short Biblical epic, the Joseph; and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry. Translator(s): Gardner, James. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 662.
One of the great medical authorities of the early sixteenth century, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478--1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his famous didactic poem Syphilis in three books, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus's discovery of America. Also included are a short Biblical epic, the Joseph, and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry in various metres. This volume presents an updated edition of all the Latin texts, two previously unpublished short poems, and the first complete translation into English of Fracastoro's Latin poetry.
One of the great medical authorities of the early sixteenth century, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478--1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his famous didactic poem Syphilis in three books, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus's discovery of America. Also included are a short Biblical epic, the Joseph, and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry in various metres. This volume presents an updated edition of all the Latin texts, two previously unpublished short poems, and the first complete translation into English of Fracastoro's Latin poetry.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674072718
SKU
V9780674072718
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About Girolamo Fracastoro
James Gardner is a writer and art critic who lives in New York City.
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