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Platonic Theology: Volume 6 Books XVII-XVIII (The I Tatti Renaissance Library) [Volume 6 only]
Marsilio Ficino
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hardcover. "The Platonic Theology" is a visionary work and the philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433 - 1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus who was largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. This sixth and final volume of the ITRL edition includes a comprehensive index to the whole work. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Translator(s): Allen, Michael J.B. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
The Platonic Theology is a visionary work and the philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433 - 1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus who was largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. A student of the Neoplatonic schools of Plotinus and Proclus, he was committed to reconciling Platonism with Christianity, in the hope that such a reconciliation would initiate a spiritual revival and return of the golden age. His Platonic evangelising was eminently successful and widely influential, and his Platonic Theology , translated into English for the first time in this edition, is one of the keys to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance. This sixth and final volume of the ITRL edition includes a comprehensive index to the whole work.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Weight
542g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674019867
SKU
V9780674019867
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About Marsilio Ficino
Michael J. B. Allen is Distinguished Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles. James Hankins is Professor of History, Harvard University. William Bowen is Director of the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, University of Toronto.
Reviews for Platonic Theology: Volume 6 Books XVII-XVIII (The I Tatti Renaissance Library) [Volume 6 only]
Allen's translation of Ficino's work is a crucial contribution to Renaissance studies.
Daniel B. Gallagher Aestimatio (01/01/2006) Ficino set out to show that the ancient Neoplatonic philosophy embodied a gentile theological tradition, one that complemented the Mosaic revelation to the Jews and prepared its devotees for the final truths of Christianity. Ficino worked in full knowledge of the internal complications of Neoplatonism. He wrote and argued in styles that ranged from the logical and synthetic to the poetic and evocative, as he struggled to find ways to prove that the universe was orderly and governed by a Creator and to lay out the place within it of the immortal human soul.
(10/05/2006) The I Tatti project represents a major contribution to Renaissance studies, as it becomes increasingly necessary to produce reliable editions and translations of works of the Italian Renaissance written in Latin. By providing an accurate text and a readable translation in an elegant yet affordable format, this [edition] will benefit both scholars and students, who might not be familiar with Ficino's sometimes difficult and elliptical Latin. It will interest not only those who are working on Ficino and Italian humanism but also anyone who is concerned with the history of Platonism and Neoplatonism. No doubt this edition will stimulate further studies on Ficino's Platonic Theology, which will in turn enlighten significant aspects of Ficino's thought, identify new sources and provide a comprehensive exegesis of this fundamental text.
(07/13/2005)
Daniel B. Gallagher Aestimatio (01/01/2006) Ficino set out to show that the ancient Neoplatonic philosophy embodied a gentile theological tradition, one that complemented the Mosaic revelation to the Jews and prepared its devotees for the final truths of Christianity. Ficino worked in full knowledge of the internal complications of Neoplatonism. He wrote and argued in styles that ranged from the logical and synthetic to the poetic and evocative, as he struggled to find ways to prove that the universe was orderly and governed by a Creator and to lay out the place within it of the immortal human soul.
(10/05/2006) The I Tatti project represents a major contribution to Renaissance studies, as it becomes increasingly necessary to produce reliable editions and translations of works of the Italian Renaissance written in Latin. By providing an accurate text and a readable translation in an elegant yet affordable format, this [edition] will benefit both scholars and students, who might not be familiar with Ficino's sometimes difficult and elliptical Latin. It will interest not only those who are working on Ficino and Italian humanism but also anyone who is concerned with the history of Platonism and Neoplatonism. No doubt this edition will stimulate further studies on Ficino's Platonic Theology, which will in turn enlighten significant aspects of Ficino's thought, identify new sources and provide a comprehensive exegesis of this fundamental text.
(07/13/2005)