Publication subTitle :Die lateinische Odyssee-Übersetzung des Francesco Griffolini
Publication series :1
Author: Schneider Bernd;Meckelnborg Christina
Publisher: Brill
Publication year: 2011
E-ISBN: 9789004208971
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004203488
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789004203488
Subject: I06 Literature, Literature Appreciation;I109.3 Middle Ages (476 - 1640)
Language: ENG
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Description
This edition offers a critical text of the Latin prose translation of the Odyssey of Homer, made in about 1462 by Francesco Griffolini at the behest of Pope Pius II. The comprehensive introduction provides information about the life and work of the author, examines his method of translation and clarifies the manuscript transmission of the text.
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