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Author | : Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius Macrobius |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Neoplatonism |
ISBN | : 9780231096287 |
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Author | : Marcus Tullius Cicero |
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Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1952 |
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Author | : Iain Pears |
Publisher | : Vintage Canada |
Total Pages | : 539 |
Release | : 2010-08-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307370887 |
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Three narratives, set in the fifth, fourteenth, and twentieth centuries, all revolving around an ancient text and each with a love story at its centre, are the elements of this brilliantly ingenious novel, a follow-up to the international bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost. The centuries are the 5th (the final days of the Roman Empire); the 14th (the years of the Plague — the Black Death); and the 20th (World War II). The setting for each is the same — Provence — and each has at its heart a love story. The narratives intertwine seamlessly, and what joins them thematically is an ancient text — “The Dream of Scipio” — a work of neo-Platonism that poses timeless philosophical questions. What is the obligation of the individual in a society under siege? What is the role of learning when civilization itself is threatened, whether by acts of man or nature? Does virtue lie more in engagement or in neutrality? “Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless,” warns one of Pears’s characters. The Dream of Scipio is a bona fide novel of ideas, a dazzling feat of storytelling, fiction for our times.
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Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : LITERARY CRITICISM |
ISBN | : 9780231880046 |
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An English translation of Macrobius's Commentary on the Dream of Scipio, a discourse on the nature of the cosmos that influenced classical philosophy into the late Middle Ages. Topics discussed include dream lore, Pythagorean arithmetic, the harmony of the spheres, astronomy, geography, and the immortality of the soul.
Author | : Marcus Tullius Cicero |
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Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1915 |
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Author | : Bruce Eastwood |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9004161864 |
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Based on scores of medieval manuscript texts and diagrams, the book shows how Roman sources were used in the age of Charlemagne to reintroduce and expand a qualitative picture of articulated geometrical order in the heavens.
Author | : Bernardus Silvestris |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1990-11-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780231513562 |
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Author | : Iamblichus |
Publisher | : Red Wheel/Weiser |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780933999725 |
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Attributed to Iamblichus (4th cent. AD), The Theology of Arithmetic is about the mystical, mathmatical and cosmological symbolism of the first ten numbers. Its is the longest work on number symbolism to survive from the ancient world, and Robin Waterfield's careful translation contains helpful footnotes, an extensive glossary, bibliography, and foreword by Keith Critchlow. Never before translated from ancient Greek, this important sourcework is indispensable for anyone intereted in Pythagorean though, Neoplatonism, or the symbolism of Numbers.
Author | : Peter Barber |
Publisher | : National Library of Australia |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0642278091 |
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The cover image, World Map by Fra Mauro c. 1450, is one of the most important and famous maps of all time. This monumental map of the world was created by the monk Fra Mauro in his monastery on the island of San Michele in the Venetian lagoon. Now the centrepiece of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in St Marc’s Square in Venice, the map in its nearly 600-year history has never left Venice – until now. Renowned for its sheer size - over 2.3 metres square - and stunning colours, the map was made at a time of transition between the medieval world view and new knowledge uncovered by the great voyages of discovery. Brilliantly painted and illuminated on sheets of oxhide, the sphere of the Earth is surrounded by the sphere of the Ocean in the ancient way. Yet Fra Mauro included the latest information on exploration by Portuguese and Arab navigators. Commissioned by King Afonso V of Portugal, it is the last of the great medieval world maps to inspire navigators in the Age of Discovery to explore beyond the Indian Ocean.
Author | : Andreas Hellerstedt |
Publisher | : Knowledge Communities |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2018-08-07 |
Genre | : Ethics |
ISBN | : 9789462984448 |
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This book argues that pre-modern societies were characterized by a common quest for human flourishing or excellence, i.e. virtue. The history of virtue is a particularly fruitful approach when studying pre-modern periods. Systems of moral philosophy and more day-to-day moral ideas and practices in which virtue was central were incredibly important in pre-modern societies within and among diverse scholarly, literary, religious and social communities. Virtue was a cornerstone of pre-modern societies, permeating society in many different ways, and on many different levels, and it was conveyed in erudite and pedagogical texts, ritual, performance and images. The construction of virtues such as wisdom, courage, and justice helped shape identities and communities, but also served to legitimize and reinforce differences pertaining to gender, social hierarchies, and nations. On a more fundamental level, studying the history of virtue helps us understand the guiding principles of historical action. Thus, we believe that the history of virtue is central to understanding these societies, and that the history of virtue, including criticisms of virtue and virtue ethics, tells us important things about how men and women thought and acted in ages past.