Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1429-1503) was an important humanist
and scholar of Renaissance Italy, the presiding spirit of the
Accademia Pontaniana, and chief minister and tutor to the Aragonese
Kings of Naples. He was also the most innovative and versatile
Latin poet of Quattrocento Italy. His "Two Books of
Hendecasyllables," given the subtitle "Baiae" by their first editor
Pietro Summonte, experiment brilliantly with the metrical form
associated principally with the ancient Latin poet Catullus. The
poems are the elegant offspring of Pontano's leisure, written to
celebrate love, good wine, friendship, nature, and all the
pleasures of life to be found at the seaside resort of Baiae on the
Bay of Naples. They are translated here for the first time into
English.
General
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The I Tatti Renaissance Library |
| Release date: |
June 2006 |
| First published: |
June 2006 |
| Authors: |
Giovanni Gioviano Pontano
|
| Translators: |
Rodney G. Dennis
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-02197-6 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
Latin
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-674-02197-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780674021976 |
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