Dialogues Of Love (lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library)
by Leone Ebreo /
2009 / English / PDF
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First published in Rome in 1535,Leone Ebreo's
First published in Rome in 1535,Leone Ebreo'sDialogues of
Love
Dialogues of
Love is one of the most important texts of the European
Renaissance. Well known in the Italian academies of the sixteenth
century, its popularity quickly spread throughout Europe, with
numerous reprintings and translations into French, Latin Spanish,
and Hebrew. It attracted a diverse audience that included
noblemen, courtesans, artists, poets, intellectuals, and
philosophers. More than just a bestseller, the work exerted a
deep influence over the centuries on figures as diverse as
Giordano Bruno, John Donne, Miguelde Cervantes, and Baruch
Spinoza.
is one of the most important texts of the European
Renaissance. Well known in the Italian academies of the sixteenth
century, its popularity quickly spread throughout Europe, with
numerous reprintings and translations into French, Latin Spanish,
and Hebrew. It attracted a diverse audience that included
noblemen, courtesans, artists, poets, intellectuals, and
philosophers. More than just a bestseller, the work exerted a
deep influence over the centuries on figures as diverse as
Giordano Bruno, John Donne, Miguelde Cervantes, and Baruch
Spinoza.
Leone's
Leone'sDialogues
Dialogues consists of three conversations - 'On
Love and Desire,' 'On the Universality of Love,' and 'Onthe
Origin of Love' - that take place over a period of three
subsequent days.They are organized in a dialogic format, much
like a theatrical representation, of a conversation between a
man, Philo, who plays the role of the lover andteacher, and a
woman, Sophia, the beloved and pupil. The discussion covers a
wide range of topics that have as their common denominator the
idea of Love. Through the dialogue, the author explores many
different points of view and complex philosophical ideas.
Grounded in a distinctly Jewish tradition, and drawing on
Neoplatonic philosophical structures and Arabic sources, the work
offers a useful compendium of classical and contemporary thought,
yet was not incompatible with Christian doctrine.
consists of three conversations - 'On
Love and Desire,' 'On the Universality of Love,' and 'Onthe
Origin of Love' - that take place over a period of three
subsequent days.They are organized in a dialogic format, much
like a theatrical representation, of a conversation between a
man, Philo, who plays the role of the lover andteacher, and a
woman, Sophia, the beloved and pupil. The discussion covers a
wide range of topics that have as their common denominator the
idea of Love. Through the dialogue, the author explores many
different points of view and complex philosophical ideas.
Grounded in a distinctly Jewish tradition, and drawing on
Neoplatonic philosophical structures and Arabic sources, the work
offers a useful compendium of classical and contemporary thought,
yet was not incompatible with Christian doctrine.
Despite the unfinished state and somewhat controversial,
enigmatic nature of Ebreo's famous text, it remains one of the
most significant and influential works in the history of Western
thought. This new, expertly translated and annotated English
edition takes into account the latest scholarship and provides
aninvaluable resource for today's readers.
Despite the unfinished state and somewhat controversial,
enigmatic nature of Ebreo's famous text, it remains one of the
most significant and influential works in the history of Western
thought. This new, expertly translated and annotated English
edition takes into account the latest scholarship and provides
aninvaluable resource for today's readers.