Vitsentzos Kornaros, Erotokritos, A translation with introduction and notes (Byzantina Australiensia, 14)

Vitsentzos Kornaros, Erotokritos, A translation with introduction and notes (Byzantina Australiensia, 14) image
ISBN-10:

1876503122

ISBN-13:

9781876503123

Author(s): Gavin Betts
Edition: Translation
Released: Sep 21, 2017
Publisher: BRILL
Format: Paperback, 260 pages
to view more data

Description:

During the later years of the Venetian occupation of Crete (1211-1669) the island enjoyed the intellectual and cultural stimulus of the Renaissance. This bore fruit not only in the work of painters such as Dominikos Theotokopoulos, alias El Greco, but also in poetry, where Vitsentzos Kornaros composed the most important work of early modern Greek literature, Erotokritos. Written c. 1600, this romance takes over the theme of a minor French poem, Paris et Vienne of Pierre de la Cypède, and puts it in a Hellenic setting where knights, both Greek and foreign, come to joust in an imaginary pre-christian Athens. It is here presented for the first time in a complete English prose translation with a scholarly introduction and notes.

Low Price Summary






Top Bookstores


























We're an Amazon Associate. We earn from qualifying purchases at Amazon and all stores listed here.

DISCLOSURE: We're an eBay Partner Network affiliate and we earn commissions from purchases you make on eBay via one of the links above.

Want a Better Price Offer?

Set a price alert and get notified when the book starts selling at your price.

Want to Report a Pricing Issue?

Let us know about the pricing issue you've noticed so that we can fix it.