Christiad

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-674-03408-2
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 39, 496 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 207 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: The I Tatti Renaissance Library

Marco Girolamo Vida (1485–1566), humanist and bishop, came to prominence as a Latin poet in the Rome of Leo X and Clement VII. It was Leo who commissioned his famous epic, the Christiad, a retelling of the life of Christ in the style of Vergil, which was eventually published in 1535. It was by far the most popular Christian epic of the Renaissance, appearing in almost forty editions before 1600. It was translated into many languages, including Croatian and Armenian, and was widely imitated by vernacular poets such as Abraham Cowley and John Milton. This translation, accompanied by extensive notes, is based on a new edition of the Latin text.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vida, Marco Girolamo

Weitere Mitwirkende

Gardner, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche

Über Autor(innen)

Gardner, James
James Gardner is a writer and art critic who lives in New York City.