When in 1973 this book was written, Emilio Betti and Giovan Battista Vico were almost unknown even within the places of High Learning, like the Colleges and the Universities. No better sort had been obtained by semi imported German scholars like Martin Heidegger and Georg Gadamer. Vico was officially introduced to America by Giorgio Tagliacozzo, the founder of Vico Studies journal, the product of Vico Institute of New York and Emory University, Department of Philosophy. These agencies, however, flourished from the1980' and continued through the first decade of the 21st century. If we include,...

This short monograph explains the existence of Vichian Cultural Centers not only in Spain, but also throughout all the Latin states created by the fragmentation of the 17th-18th century Spanish Monarchy. It focuses on three major agents of such expansion and transference of the theories created in Naples by an under-esteemed professor of philosophy.

For an author, his books are sacred. They have to be considered in all their truth and the information about them should be publicized with clarity and precision. They can be the object of criticism and considered in relation to the value that they add to human culture, no matter in what field of knowledge. Honest and learned critics should be the judges of the value of the contemporary literary production. Some literary testaments reach the top of the peak of fame, but in a short period of days descend on the common walking path and cash in no more. Other volumes of black on white...

Of all the commentaries on the Ars Poetica of Horace this one by Aulus Ianus Parrhasius is the least known one though it should be considered among the few best ones as that of Landinus, Ascensius, Lambinus, Frabricius, Luisinus, and Cruquius. We offer this translation as the first commentary and as the second volume in our explorating series of TRADITION & CULTURAL CONTRASTS.

This volume is for lovers and students of the poetry of Horace. It is the way of approaching Horace in the spirit of the men of the Humanistic and Renaissance Age. Other books intended to do this, as well. This one, however, let the key-interpreters and commentators on Horace's works speak directly to us. The book includes the original Latin texts of the commentaries and a translation of it into English. The Latin text and the English translation introduce so many individuals, their deeds and thoughts, with historical facts of the Latin Classic Age, that the editor-translator thought that...

The -General Theory of Interpretation- (GTI) is one of the best and unknown works of thought of the 20th century. It became known and somewhat popularized in the 21st century. Translated into German from the original Italian edition by Betti himself, this is the first time that it is presented in English in a series of several small volumes to appeared every two or three months. More than these few words is not needed. The name of the author and of the title of this book are the best publicity that we can offer.