Brunetto Latini: The Book of the Treasure - Li Livres Dou Treasure

ISBN-13: 9780815307631 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 440 str.

Brunetto Latini; Paul Barrette; Spurgeon Baldwin

Opis

The first complete English translation of a compendium of classical material by the 13th-century teacher of Dante. The genre, popular for nearly a millennium, was dying out by then, but the popularity of Brunetto's work lies in its being in vernacular French (rather than in Latin), and its skillful

Spis treści

Chapter 1; The Book of the Treasure (Li Livres dou Tresor); Chapter 2 This second book speaks of vices and virtues; Chapter 3 Here begins the third book of the Treasure, which gives instructions concerning cities of various types and good speaking in government.; Index of Proper Names; Chapter 4 The Garland Library of Medieval Literature;

O autorze

Paul Barreite, Spurgeon Baldwin