An ardent treatise for the Dignity of Man, which elevates Humanism to a truly Christian level. This translation of Pico della Mirandola's famed "Oration," hithe

"This volume contains Gianfrancesco Pico's Life of his uncle Giovanni Pico and also Giovanni's Oration. Gianfrancesco's Life opens a collection that omits Giova

Reflecting the broad range of interests of a major Renaissance philosopher and his distinctive brand of syncretism, this anthology offers in their entirety thre

This book introduces the reader to the literary work and to an understanding of its cultural background and its specific features. In doing so, it refers to two

“This book is nothing less than the definitive study of a text long considered central to understanding the Renaissance and its place in Western culture.” �