Translating at the court

Bartholomew of Messina and cultural life at the court of Manfred, King of Sicily

The importance of Bartholomew's oeuvre and cultural life under the reign of Manfred. An important chapter in the rediscovery of Aristotle in the Middle Ages is the oeuvre of Bartholomew of Messina (Bartholomaeus de Messana), a translator at the court of Manfred, King of Sicily (1258-1266). However, the impact of both Bartholomew and Manfred on the cultural and intellectual life of their time remains understudied, especially in comparison to the attention received by the translator's contemporary,...

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Duits | Engels | Frans | Italiaans | 426 pagina's (PDF, 8 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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