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Other authors / contributors: | Borghesi, Francesco, 1974-
Papio, Michael, 1967-
Riva, Massimo.
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ISBN: | 9781461938330 1461938333 9781139059565 1139059564 1107387620 9781107387621 9781107398955 1107398959 9781107015876 1107015871 1107386772 9781107386778 1139887467 9781139887465 1107384117 9781107384118 1107390540 9781107390546
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-301) and index. English and Latin. Print version record.
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Summary: | This is a new translation of and commentary on Pico della Mirandola's most famous work, the Oration on the Dignity of Man. It is the first English edition to provide readers with substantial notes on the text, essays that address the work's historical, philosophical and theological context, and a survey of its reception. Often called the 'Manifesto of the Renaissance', this brief but complex text was originally composed in 1486 as the inaugural speech for an assembly of intellectuals, which could have produced one of the most exhaustive metaphysical, theological and psychological debates in history, had Pope Innocent VIII not forbidden it. This edition of the Oration reflects the spirit of the original text in bringing together experts in different fields. Not unlike the debate Pico optimistically anticipated, the resulting work is superior to the sum of its parts.
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Other form: | Print version: Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, 1463-1494. De hominis dignitate. English & Latin. Oration on the dignity of man. New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107015876
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Standard no.: | 40021346764
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