128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Dream of Bernat Metge is the first English translation of Lo Somni, a prose dialogue written around 1397 by the Catalan humanist Bernat Metge (?1340-1413). It stands as a noteworthy example of nascent humanism and a vivid document of contemporary customs in the Crown of Aragon. As a document touching on eschatology, faith and scepticism, politics, classical mythology, traditional mysogyny and... Read more
Contents: Introduction; The Dream of Bernat Metge: Book one; Book two; Book three; Book four; Appendix: Apologia; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Richard Vernier
'As a breakthrough in the modern dissemination of Metge's masterpiece, Vernier's effort is most commendable: bridging over centuries of oblivion, it...provides [the reader] with an excellent translation... Metge is being introduced to a new wide readership in a distinguished way...' Nottingham Medieval Studies 'Richard Vernier sets out the turbulent political background in a lively and elegant introduction and his translation [...] combines down-to-earth zest with fluency.' Medium Aevum
