Dialogues

by Giovanni Gioviano Pontano and Giovanni Pontano

Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1429-1503) served five kings of Naples as a courtier, official, and diplomat, and earned even greater fame as a scholar, prose author, and poet. His Dialogues reflect his diverse interests in religion, philosophy, and literature, as well as in everyday life in fifteenth-century Naples. They are especially important for their vivid picture of the contemporary gatherings of Pontano and his friends in the humanist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674248465
• ISBN13: 9780674248465
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"