1st Edition

Neoplatonism of the Italian Renaissance

By Nesca A. Robb Copyright 1935
316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1935, the aim of this title is first to give a clear outline of Florentine Neoplatonism, and then to consider its influence on art and literature during a period that extends roughly from the age of Lorenzo de’ Medici to the middle of the sixteenth century and the beginnings of the Counter-Reformation. No rigid divisions of time have been fixed, but with few exceptions the... Read more

Introduction.  1. Petrarch  2. Petrarch to Ficino  3. Marsilio Ficino and the Platonic Academy of Florence  4. The Medici Circle (i): Poliziano, Lorenzo de’Medici, Girolamo Benivieni  5. The Medici Circle (ii): The Poema Visione  6. The Trattato d’Amore  7. Neoplatonism and the Arts  8. The Lyric: Michelangelo.  Conclusion.  Appendix.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Nesca A. Robb