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The Revival of Antique Philosophy in the Renaissance

The Revival of Antique Philosophy in the Renaissance

Lepage, John L.

Hardcover

PhilosophyLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 1137281812
ISBN13: 9781137281814
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Dec 5 2012
Pages: 281
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
This book examines the revival of antique philosophy in the Renaissance as a literary preoccupation informed by wit. Humanists were more inspired by the fictionalized characters of certain wise fools, including Diogenes the Cynic, Socrates, Aesop, Democritus, and Heraclitus, than by codified systems of thought. Rich in detail, this study offers a systematic treatment of wide-ranging Renaissance imagery and metaphors and presents a detailed iconography of certain classical philosophers. Ultimately, the problems of Renaissance humanism are revealed to reflect the concerns of humanists in the twenty-first century.

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