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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili New Edition : The Strife of Love in a Dream by Francesco Colonna (2003, Hardcover, New Edition)

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One of the most famous books in the world, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili , read by every Renaissance intellectual and referred to in studies of art and culture ever since, was first published in English by Thames & Hudson in 1999. It is a strange, pagan, pedantic, erotic, allegorical, mythological romance relating in highly stylized Italian the quest of Poliphilo for his beloved Polia. The author (presumed to be Francesco Colonna, a friar of dubious reputation) was obsessed by architecture, landscape, and costume--it is not going too far to say sexually obsessed--and its 174 woodcuts are a primary source for Renaissance ideas on both buildings and gardens. In 1592 an attempt was made to produce an English version but the translator gave up. The task has been triumphantly accomplished by Joscelyn Godwin, who succeeds in reproducing all its wayward charm and arcane learning in language accessible to the modern reader.

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Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500511047
ISBN-13
9780500511046
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2305105

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili New Edition : the Strife of Love in a Dream
Author
Francesco Colonna
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
Buildings / Residential, Europe / Renaissance, History / Renaissance
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Art, Architecture, History
Number of Pages
496 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
28.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pn670
Edition Description
New Edition
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by baggaratzJul 14, 2008
Wonderful Tho' Not Folio Size
This is a wonderful book and I am so glad I got it. And yes, it's very erotic, but in a quaint, old-fashioned way! The only reason I gave it a "good" rather than "excellent" rating is because it is not in the original folio size, but in regular hard-cover size. It's a very good translation and the illustrations are clear and well represented. I read about it in the Oxford Companion to the Garden as a must-have for anyone who uses aesthetics in their work. (I'm a gardener.)

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