Description: Having studied with pioneers in philosophy and science, Bernardus Silvestris became a renowned teacher of literary and poetic composition. His versatility as scholar, philosopher, and scientist is apparent in this collection, particularly his masterpiece the Cosmographia, which has been compared to the poetry of Lucretius and Giordano Bruno.
Brief description: Winthrop Wetherbee is Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, at Cornell University.
Review Quotes: This most welcome volume makes a significant contribution to the study of 12th-century cosmological Latin literature... The translation of the Cosmographia in particular is fluid and lucid, and this comparative format makes a historically influential but famously difficult medieval allegorical Latin text accessible to a broad readership.--J. S. Louzonis "Choice" (9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM)