Latin Poetry (The I Tatti Renaissance Library 57)

by Girolamo Fracastoro (Author), Girolamo Fracastoro (Author), James Gardner (Author)

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A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478--1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his didactic poem Syphilis, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus' discovery of America; a short Biblical epic, the Joseph; and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry.

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A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478--1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his didactic poem Syphilis, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus' discovery of America; a short Biblical epic, the Joseph; and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 468
Edition: (The I Tatti Renaissance Library)
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 12 Apr 2013
ISBN 10: 0674072715
ISBN 13: 9780674072718

Latin Poetry (The I Tatti Renaissance Library 57)

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