The Ash Wednesday Supper: A New Translation

Giordano Bruno

Published by University of Toronto Press 2018

The Ash Wednesday Supper

A New Translation

Giordano Bruno
Edited by: Hilary Gatti

In the series Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487513184

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Giordano Bruno’s The Ash Wednesday Supper presents a revolutionary cosmology founded on the new Copernican astronomy that Bruno extends to infinite dimensions, filling it with an endless number of planetary systems.

Author / Editor information

Bruno Giordano :

Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and cosmological theorist. He is known for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then-novel Copernican model. In addition to cosmology, Bruno also wrote extensively on the art of memory, a loosely organized group of mnemonic techniques and principles. Other studies of Bruno have focused on his qualitative approach to mathematics and his application of the spatial concepts of geometry to language.
Gatti Hilary :

Hilary Gatti is a former associate professor in the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at the Università di Roma La Sapienza.

Reviews

Paul Richard Blum, Loyola University Maryland:

"The volume’s most important contributions to Bruno studies are the extended "Notes" that offer background, interpretation, and explanation of Bruno’s provocative debate."

Ingrid Rowland, University of Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway:

"Hilary Gatti brings all the depth of her specialized expertise on Bruno’s science, his philosophy and his relationship with the English court to bear on this translation. Gatti transmits the sparkle of Bruno’s wit in a vibrant English that is a delight to read. The poetic translations capture Bruno’s combination of lightness and seriousness of tone in crystal-clear language that runs true to the original text."

Sherry Roush, Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, Penn State:

"Hilary Gatti deserves much praise for the difficult undertaking of a new English translation of Giordano Bruno's Ash Wednesday Supper. Most happily, this English rendition is lively and accurate."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
A Note on the Text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	lvii
List of Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	lxiii
LA CENA DE LE CENERI / THE ASH WEDNESDAY SUPPER
Proemiale epistola / Introductory Letter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 376

eBook

Published: September 10, 2018
ISBN: 9781487513184