{"product_id":"on-the-heroic-frenzies-9781442643895","title":"On the Heroic Frenzies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eItalian astronomer and Dominican friar Giordano Bruno (15481600), found guilty of heresy by the Roman Inquisition and burned at the stake, has long been an enigma of early modern European philosophy. His central 1586 work \u003ci\u003eOn the Heroic Frenzies \u003c\/i\u003ehas shown a particular need for a fresh examination. This vibrant bilingual edition, annotated by celebrated Bruno scholar Ingrid D. Rowland, features the text in its original Italian alongside an elegant, accurate English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Heroic Frenzies \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a philosophical dialogue, an anthology of love poetry, and a collection of sonnets, songs, and emblems  sometimes borrowed from other writers, but primarily Bruno’s own. Rowland’s detailed introduction and extensive footnotes highlight the philosophical sources, Biblical allusions, and biographical elements that make Bruno’s work both richly conceived and often challenging to understand. Providing cohesive insights into Bruno’s t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scholars, teachers, and students of Renaissance literature and intellectual history will certainly benefit from this elegant translation, which successfully contributes to the growing availability of Italian philosophical texts in reliable and accessible English translations. Bruno specialists, moreover, will certainly appreciate Rowland’s deep understanding of the text and insightful comments on the life and thought of the Nolan.\" -- Matteo Soranzo * Recensioni *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Introduction  The Emblems of the eroici furori  Dedicatory Letter to Sir Philip Sidney  Content of the Five Dialogues of the First Part  First Part of the Herioc Frenzies  Notes to the First Part of the Heroic Frenzies  Second Part of the Heroic Frenzies  Notes to the Second Part of the Heroic Frenzies  Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187499557207,"sku":"9781442643895","price":88.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-the-heroic-frenzies-9781442643895","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}