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Commentaries On Plato Vol 2 Parmenides I Ficino Vanhaelen Harvard Blue HC USA. Brand/Publisher: Harvard University Press (The I Tatti Renaissance Library; Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States). Title: Commentaries on Plato, Volume 2: Parmenides, Part I. Authors and contributors: Marsilio Ficino (Renaissance Platonist philosopher, author of the commentary); edited and translated in this volume by Maude Vanhaelen, with related editorial work in the series by Michael J. B. Allen. Format: Bilingual Latin–English scholarly hardcover volume with sewn binding, issued with a matching dust jacket as part of The I Tatti Renaissance Library series. Cover: Light blue paper dust jacket with cream and black double-rule border, black series banner reading "The I Tatti Renaissance Library" at the top, central serif titling, and a small bee device on the front and spine; blue cloth boards beneath with gilt spine titling. Content overview: Presents Marsilio Ficino's commentary on Plato's dialogue Parmenides (Part I), offering a critical text with facing-page English translation along with introductions that place Ficino's reading of Parmenides within the broader traditions of ancient Platonism and Renaissance philosophy. Features: Parallel Latin original and English translation on facing pages, scholarly introduction, bibliographical references, notes, and index, designed for use by researchers, students, and readers interested in Platonic studies and intellectual history. Genre/Topics: Philosophy, history of philosophy, ancient literature, Platonism, Renaissance studies, classical studies, and the history of ideas. Language and audience: Latin original with parallel English translation, intended for adult readers, graduate students, and scholars in philosophy, theology, classics, and related humanities disciplines. Identifiers and publication details: ISBN-13: 978-0-674-06471-3; EAN: 9780674064713 (rear jacket barcode). Copyright © 2012 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College; printed in the United States of America as part of The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Additional notes: Nonfiction academic volume, not signed, with no bookplates or remainder marks; dust jacket present as shown in the listing photographs.