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Latin Translation in the Renaissance

The Theory and Practice of Leonardo Bruni, Giannozzo Manetti and Desiderius Erasmus

  • Paperback
  • 220 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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For scholars and enthusiasts of Renaissance literature

Highlights overlooked Latin translations of classics

You will gain insights into translation's evolution and significance

This book explores the impactful Latin translations during the Renaissance.

Latin translations of Greek works have received much less attention than vernacular translations of classical works. This book examines the work of three Latin translators of the Renaissance. The versions of Aristotle made by Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444) were among the most controversial translations of the fifteenth century and he defended his methods in the first modern treatise on translation, De interpretatione recta. Giannozzo Manetti (1396-1459) produced versions of Aristotle and the Bible and he too ultimately felt obliged to publish his own defence of the translator's art, Apologeticus. Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1469-1536) chose to defend his own translation of the New Testament, one of the most controversial translations ever printed, with a substantial and expanding volume of annotations. This book attempts to provide a broad perspective on the development of Latin writing about translation by drawing together the ideas of these three very different translators.
Latin Translation in the Renaissance and Latin Translation in the Renaissance
Latin Translation in the RenaissanceLatin Translation in the Renaissance

  • Title

    Latin Translation in the Renaissance

  • Author

    Paul Botley (university Of Bristol)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    January 2009

  • Weight

    287g

  • Page Count

    220

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521100540

  • ISBN-10

    0521100542

  • Eden Code

    1244688

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