{"product_id":"cleophilus-de-coetu-poetarum-and-gesine-manuwald-9781350468740","title":"Cleophilus' de Coetu Poetarum and Iustus Lipsius' Somnium: Dreaming of the Literary Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProviding the first edited text, translation and commentary of two Renaissance dream-narrative satires, this edition sheds light on the period's literary history and reception of classical texts. \u003c\/b\u003eCleophilus' \u003ci\u003eDe coetu poetarum\u003c\/i\u003e(first printed 1483-1485) and Iustus Lipsius' \u003ci\u003eSomnium\u003c\/i\u003e (first printed 1581) are both framed as dreams in which their authors encounter ancient authors and compare ancient literary works to the deplorable state of literature in their own times. They belong to a tradition of reflections on the characteristics of literature and the value attached to it over time, while also themselves imitating ancient poetic structures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lipsius' \u003ci\u003eSomnium\u003c\/i\u003e, written in a mixture of prose and verse that characterises the so-called Menippean satire, has attracted much scholarly attention as a central text in the tradition of satirical dream narratives that held sway in Humanist circles from the late sixteenth century onwards. By contrast, Cleophilus' elegiac poem has failed to make its mark in scholarship even though it was an important forerunner of this tradition and enjoyed widespread popularity at the time, contributing, among other things, to the impact of Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e on Neo-Latin literature. The present edition makes these two important texts more accessible and allows their assessment side by side, thereby contributing to a deeper understanding of Renaissance-Humanist satire and the wider development of literary history as well as the reception of classical literature in the early modern period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gesine Manuwald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350468746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350468740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Gesine Manuwald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520060633343,"sku":"9781350468740","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd3615d8-fb4f-476e-9383-30236debaa72.jpg?v=1778740499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cleophilus-de-coetu-poetarum-and-gesine-manuwald-9781350468740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}