Platonic Theology Vol 2 Books V-VIII Marsilio Ficino Harvard Blue HC Philosophy
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Platonic Theology Vol 2 Books V-VIII Marsilio Ficino Harvard Blue HC Philosophy. Brand/Publisher: Harvard University Press, issued as part of The I Tatti Renaissance Library series (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; London, England). Title: Marsilio Ficino, Platonic Theology, Volume 2: Books V–VIII (ITRL 4). Authors and editors: Marsilio Ficino (author); English translation by Michael J. B. Allen with John Warden; Latin text edited by James Hankins with William R. Bowen; series general editor James Hankins. Format: Scholarly bilingual Latin–English hardcover volume in an academic series, presenting Ficino's Latin text with facing English translation and critical apparatus. Cover: Blue cloth boards with an inset black-and-gilt I Tatti Renaissance Library title label on the front cover, matching black spine panel with gilt titling, and a small Harvard device at the foot of the spine; no dust jacket present with this copy. Content overview: Contains Books V–VIII of Ficino's Platonic Theology, a central work of Renaissance Platonism that reinterprets classical Platonic and Neoplatonic metaphysics within a Christian theological framework, treating topics such as the nature and immortality of the soul, hierarchy of being, and the relation between God, intellect, and the cosmos. Features: Parallel Latin text and English translation on facing pages, scholarly introduction and notes, bibliographical references for further study, and indexes to assist research and citation; high-quality sewn binding and cream-colored pages suitable for long-term academic use. Genre/Topics: Philosophy, theology, intellectual and church history, religious and spiritual classics, Renaissance studies, and world literature. Language and audience: Latin original with parallel English translation, intended for adult readers, graduate students, and scholars in philosophy, theology, classics, and the history of ideas. Identifiers and publication details: ISBN-10: 0-674-00745-0; nonfiction academic volume first published 2002 by Harvard University Press in The I Tatti Renaissance Library; printed in the United States of America.
