Dialogues

by Giovanni Gioviano Pontano and Giovanni Pontano

Giovanni Pontano (1426-1503), whose academic name was Gioviano, was the most important Latin poet of the fifteenth century as well as a leading statesman who served as prime minister to the Aragonese kings of Naples. His Dialogues are our best source for the humanist academy of Naples which Pontano led for several decades. They provide a vivid picture of literary life in the capital of the Aragonese seaborne empire, based in southern Italy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674054911
• ISBN13: 9780674054912
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.1"