The Battle of Lepanto (Hardcover)

The defeat of the Ottomans by the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto (1571) was among the most celebrated international events of the sixteenth century. This volume anthologizes the work of twenty-two poets from diverse social and geographical backgrounds who composed Latin poetry, often modeled on Vergil and other Roman poets, in response to the news of the battle, the largest Mediterranean naval encounter since antiquity. Among the poems included is the two-book Austrias Carmen "by the remarkable Juan Latino, a black African former slave who became a professor of Latin in Granada. The poems, including two previously unpublished, are here translated into English for the first time, along with fresh editions of the Latin texts.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	April 2014
Editors:	Elizabeth R. Wright • Sarah Spence • Andrew Lemons
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	560
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-72542-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Latin
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-674-72542-5
Barcode:	9780674725423

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