italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to bring the attention of Renaissance and Ficino scholars to
a panel for the following Renaissance Society of America meeting in Venice
(8-10 April 2010).
Reassessing Marsilio Ficino's Legacy
Recent editions, translation and critical investigations of Marsilio
Ficino's texts have profoundly changed our understanding of this scholar's
thought, sources and legacy. First hand knowledge of Ficino's Platonic
Theology and his commentaries of Plato's dialogue, in addition, have
contributed to rethink the problem of Renaissance "Neoplatonism" as a
whole. This recent scholarly work, however, has not sufficiently updated
Early Modern histories of art, literature, and philosophy, which do not
adequately acknowledge Ficino's pivotal role in the transmission of
Plato's thought to Early Modern Europe.
This panel invites scholars to reassess the problem of Ficino's Nachleben
from a documentary and critical point of view. In particular, scholars are
invited to address issues such as how Ficino's texts circulated in XVI
century Italy and Europe? Who translated these texts into local
vernaculars and in what kind of contexts? What were the purposes of these
translations and vulgarizations?
Abstracts (no longer than 150 words) should be sent to the organizer,
Dario Brancato ([log in to unmask]) by May 15th.
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Dr. Dario Brancato
Assistant Professor, Italian
Concordia University
Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics
1455, boulevard de Maisonneuve ouest
Montréal (Québec) H3G 1M8 Canada
Office: H-543-6
Phone: +1 514 848-2424 ext. 5233
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