Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400–c. 1650)
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More than 100 publications for the project Aristotle in the vernacular!
The project Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400–c. 1650) has just passed the number of 100 publications and many more are ready to come in the following months. At this final stage of the project has lead at the following groundbreaking discoveries: (1) vulgarizations of Aristotle’s works were aimed at … Continue reading
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The project Aristotle in the Vernacular focuses on the popularization of knowledge. On December 4th illustrious scholars will discuss how and why popularization matters in the contemporary world with a special focus on the humanities. Confirmed speakers: Myles Jackson (Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton) Michael Scott (University of Warwick) Peter Galison (Harvard University) Jeffrey Schnapp (Metlab, MIT) … Continue reading
edited by David A. Lines ed Eugenio Refini Summary: Quando nei primi anni Quaranta del Cinquecento Sperone Speroni rivendica l’urgenza di rendere accessibili nelle lingue volgari le opere della tradizione filosofica antica, l’idea stessa di un «Aristotele fatto volgare» continua a generare reazioni controverse, animate da posizioni contrastanti sui rapporti tra lingua e cultura, forma … Continue reading
First international conference of the ERC project Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400–c. 1650. Participants: Marco Sgarbi; Mirko Tavoni; Bernhard Huß; Nicolas Stone Villani; Gigliola Fragnito; Tiziano Zanato; Alessio Cotugno; Teodoro Katinis; Amedeo Quondam; Laura Refe; Stefano Gulizia; Valentina Lepri; Cecilia Muratori; David Lines; Simon Gilson; Anna Laura … Continue reading
