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Christiad: Marco Girolamo Vida
Marco Girolamo Vida
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Hardback. Marco Girolamo Vida, humanist and bishop, came to prominence as a Latin poet in the Rome of Leo X and Clement VII. Vida's famous epic, the "Christiad", a retelling of the life of Christ in the style of Vergil, was published in 1535. It was translated into dozens of languages, including Persian and Croatian. This is a translation of his work. Translator(s): Gardner, James. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Marco Girolamo Vida (1485-1566), humanist and bishop, came to prominence as a Latin poet in the Rome of Leo X and Clement VII. It was Leo who commissioned his famous epic, the Christiad , a retelling of the life of Christ in the style of Vergil, which was eventually published in 1535. It was by far the most popular Christian epic of the Renaissance, appearing in more than sixty editions before 1600. It was translated into dozens of languages, including Persian and Croatian, and was widely imitated by vernacular poets such as Abraham Cowley and John Milton. This translation ... Read more
Marco Girolamo Vida (1485-1566), humanist and bishop, came to prominence as a Latin poet in the Rome of Leo X and Clement VII. It was Leo who commissioned his famous epic, the Christiad , a retelling of the life of Christ in the style of Vergil, which was eventually published in 1535. It was by far the most popular Christian epic of the Renaissance, appearing in more than sixty editions before 1600. It was translated into dozens of languages, including Persian and Croatian, and was widely imitated by vernacular poets such as Abraham Cowley and John Milton. This translation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Weight
625g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674034082
SKU
V9780674034082
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About Marco Girolamo Vida
James Gardner is a writer and art critic who lives in New York City.
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