Chrysostomus Javelli’s Epitome of Aristotle’s Liber de bona fortuna by Tommaso De Robertis

Chrysostomus Javelli’s Epitome of Aristotle’s Liber de bona fortuna by Tommaso De Robertis

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The first study, along with edition and translation, of Chrysostomus Javelli’s epitome of the Liber de bona fortuna (1531), a work permitting insight into the early modern understanding of fortune, fate, and free will.

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Chrysostomus Javelli’s Epitome of Aristotle’s Liber de bona fortuna by Tommaso De Robertis

In this book, Valérie Cordonier and Tommaso De Robertis provide the first study, along with edition and translation, of Chrysostomus Javelli’s epitome of the Liber de bona fortuna (1531), the famous thirteenth-century Latin compilation of the chapters on fortune taken from Aristotle’s Magna Moralia and Eudemian Ethics. An Italian university professor and a prominent figure in the intellectual landscape of sixteenth-century Europe, Javelli (ca. 1470-ca. 1542) commented on nearly the entirety of Aristotle’s corpus. His epitome of the Liber de bona fortuna, the only known Renaissance reading produced on this work, offers an unparalleled insight into the early modern understanding of fortune, standing out as one of the most comprehensive witnesses to discussions on fate, fortune, and free will in the Western world.
Valérie Cordonier, CNRS-researcher (SPHERE, Université de Paris), has taught at the New School (NY) and currently teaches medieval Latin at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). She focuses on Aristotelian and Christian doctrines of providence and divine government.

Tommaso De Robertis, Ph.D. (2016), University of Parma, is a postgraduate scholar in Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is a Benjamin Franklin Fellow. His research interests focus primarily on Italian Renaissance thought, with a special attention to the reception of Aristotle’s oeuvre.
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ISBN 13 9789004416154
ISBN 10 9004416153
Title Chrysostomus Javelli’s Epitome of Aristotle’s Liber de bona fortuna
Author Tommaso De Robertis
Series Brill's Texts And Sources In Intellectual History
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Brill
Year published 2021-08-12
Number of pages 264
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.