Marsilio Ficino : his theology, his philosophy, his legacy / edited by Michael J.B. Allen and Valery Rees with Martin Davies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Allen, Michael J. B.

Rees, Valery, 1947-

Davies, Martin, 1951-

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 108.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 108

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ficino, Marsilio, 1433-1499.

Ficino, Marsilio.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (533 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume consists of 21 essays on Marsilio Ficino (1433-99), the great Florentine scholar, philosopher and priest who was the architect of Renaissance Platonism and whose long-lasting influence on philosophy, love and music theory, medicine and magic extended across Europe. Grouped into three sections, they cover such topics as priesthood, the influence of Hermetic monism, Plotinus and Augustine, Jewish transmission of the prisca theologia , the 15th c. Plato-Aristotle controversy, the soul and its afterlife, the primacy of the will, theriac and musical therapy, the notions of matter, seeds, mirrors and clocks, and other fascinating philosophical and theological issues. Also considered are Ficino’s critics, his relationship to the Camaldolese Order, his letters to princes, his influence on art, on Copernicus, on Chapman, and the nature of the Platonic Academy. Contributors include: Tamara Albertini, Michael J. B. Allen, Francis Ames-Lewis, Donald Beecher, Christopher S. Celenza, Stephen Clucas, Arthur Field, Hiroshi Hirai, Moshe Idel, Dilwyn Knox, Sergius Kodera, Jill Kraye, Dennis F. Lackner, Jörg Lauster, Anthony Levi, John Monfasani, Valery Rees, Clement Salaman, Peter Serracino-Inglott, M. Stéphane Toussaint, and Angela Voss.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Michael J. B. Allen , Valery Rees and Martin Davies

Ficino the Priest / Peter Serracino-Inglott

The Camaildolese Academy: Ambrogio Tra Versari, Marsillo Ficino and the Christian Platonic Tradition / Dennis F. Lackner

Marsiijo Ficino as a Christian Thinker: Theological Aspects of His Platonism / Jörg Lauster

Late Antiqui1y and Florentine Platonism: The ‘Post-Plotinian’ Ficino / Christopher S. Celenza

Ficino, Augustine and the Pagans / Anthony Levi

Echoes of Egypt in Hermes and Ficino / Clement Salaman

Prisca Theologia in Marsilio Ficino and in Some Jewish Treatments / Moshe Idel

Life as a Dead Platonist / Michael J. B. Allen

Marsilio Ficino and the Plato-Aristotle Controversy / John Monfasani

Intellect and Will in Marsiijo Ficino Two Correlatives of a Renaissance Concept of the Mind / Tamara Albertini

Orpheus Redivivus: The Musical Magic of Marsilio Ficino / Angela Voss

Ficino, Theriaca and the Stars / Donald Beecher

Concepts of Seeds and Nature in the Work of Marsillo Ficino / Hiroshi Hirai

Narcissus, Divine Gazes and Bloody Mirrors: The Concept of Matter in Ficino / Sergius Kodera

Ficino, Archimedes and the Celestial Arts / Stéphane Toussaint

Neoplatonism and the Visual Arts at the Time of Marsilio Ficino / Francis Ames-Lewis

Ficino’s Advice to Princes / Valery Rees

The Platonic Academy of Florence / Arthur Field

Ficino in the Firing Line: A Renaissance Neopla to Nist and His Critics / Jill Kraye

Ficino and Copernicus / Dilwyn Knox

‘To rauish and refine an earthly soule’: Ficino and the Poetry of George Chapman / Stephen Clucas

Illustrations / Michael J. B. Allen , Valery Rees and Martin Davies

Bibliography / Michael J. B. Allen , Valery Rees and Martin Davies

List of Contributors / Michael J. B. Allen , Valery Rees and Martin Davies

Index / Michael J. B. Allen , Valery Rees and Martin Davies

Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History / Michael J. B. Allen , Valery Rees and Martin Davies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-466) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46439-9

9786610464395

1-4175-3674-8

90-474-0054-2

OCLC:

191039248

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047400547 DOI