Dialogues, Volume 2 by Giovanni Gioviano Pontano contains both a perceptive treatment of poetic rhythm, the first full treatment of the Latin hexameter in the history of philology, and a discussion of style and method in history writing. This is a new critical edition of the Actius and the first translation into English.
Dialogues, Volume 2 by Giovanni Gioviano Pontano contains both a perceptive treatment of poetic rhythm, the first full treatment of the Latin hexamete...
Dialogues, Volume 3 completes the I Tatti edition of Pontano's five surviving dialogues. It includes Aegidius-which covers topics such as creation, free will, and the immortality of the soul-and Asinus, a fantastical comedy about Pontano going mad and falling in love with an ass. This is the first translation of these dialogues into English.
Dialogues, Volume 3 completes the I Tatti edition of Pontano's five surviving dialogues. It includes Aegidius-which covers topics such as creation, fr...