Commerce with the classics : ancient books and Renaissance readers / Anthony Grafton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grafton, Anthony

Series:

Jerome lectures ; 20th ser.

Jerome lectures ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical literature--Appreciation--Europe--History--16th century.

Classical literature.

Books and reading--Europe--History--16th century.

Books and reading.

Learning and scholarship--History--16th century.

Learning and scholarship.

Classicism--Europe.

Classicism.

Humanists--Europe.

Humanists.

History.

Classical literature--Appreciation.

Europe.

Physical Description:

ix, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [1997]

Summary:

This book describes the interaction between books and readers in the Renaissance, as seen in four major case studies. Humanists Alberti, Pico, Bude, and Kepler, all major figures of their time and now major figures in intellectual history, are examined in light of their distinctive ways of reading. Investigating a period of two centuries, Anthony Grafton vividly portrays the ways in which book/scholar interactions -- and the established traditions that were reflected in these interactions -- were part of and helped shape the subjects' Humanistic philosophy. The book also indicates how these traditions have implications for the modern literary scene.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and index.

ISBN:

0472106260

OCLC:

35637930