A Companion to Juan Luis Vives
Charles Fantazzi
(Editor)
Description
The extraordinarily diverse oeuvre of Juan Luis Vives, marked by great erudition and originality, still remains very little known in the English-speaking world. This collection of essays considers his life and the influence of his writings, and examines some of his chief works. These include his books on the education of women and on the relief of the poor, his numerous political writings, and his huge encyclopedic treatise, De disciplinis, a comprehensive critical and systematic review of universal learning and the state of the academic disciplines at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Subsequent chapters discuss Vives's ideas on the soul, especially his analysis of the emotions, his contribution to rhetoric and dialectic and a posthumous defense of the Christian religion in dialogue form.Contributors are Enrique Gonzalez Gonzalez, Catherine Curtis, Peter Mack, Valerio Del Nero, Edward V. George.
Product Details
Price
$258.75
Publisher
Brill
Publish Date
August 29, 2008
Pages
430
Dimensions
6.5 X 9.5 X 1.1 inches | 1.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9789004168541
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Charles Fantazzi, Ph.D. (1964) in Comparative Literature, Harvard University, Thomas Harriot Distinguished Professor, East Carolina University. Has published several critical editions and translations of Vives, the "Silvae" of Poliziano (Harvard University Press, 2004).
Reviews
"Useful for graduate students and scholars, this companion exemplifies collaboration among an international
team trained in history, philosophy, comparative literature, and classics". Maryanne Cline Horowitz, Occidental College and University of California. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Winter 2009).
team trained in history, philosophy, comparative literature, and classics". Maryanne Cline Horowitz, Occidental College and University of California. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Winter 2009).