{"product_id":"giannozzo-manetti-david-marsh-9780674238350","title":"Giannozzo Manetti: The Life of a Florentine Humanist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn introduction to one of the premier humanists of the Italian Renaissance, whose extraordinary work in biography, politics, religion, and philosophy has been largely unknown to Anglophone readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA celebrated orator, historian, philosopher, and statesman, Giannozzo Manetti (1396-1459) was one of the most remarkable figures of the Italian Renaissance. The son of a wealthy Florentine merchant, he was active in the public life of the Florentine republic and embraced the new humanist scholarship of the Quattrocento. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong his many contributions, Manetti translated from classical Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, bringing attention to great works of the ancient world that were previously unknown. He also offered a humanist alternative to the Vulgate Bible by translating into Latin the Greek text of the New Testament and the Hebrew Psalms. His other works included biographies of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio; \u003ci\u003eA Translator's Defense, \u003c\/i\u003e an indispensable treatise on the art of translation; and \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Jews and the Gentiles, \u003c\/i\u003e an apologia for Christianity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManetti is most remembered for his treatise \u003ci\u003eOn Human Worth and Excellence, \u003c\/i\u003e a radical defense of human nature and of the new world view of Renaissance humanism. In this authoritative biography, the first ever in English, David Marsh guides readers through the vast range of Manetti's writings, which, despite growing scholarly interest, are still largely unfamiliar to the English-speaking world. Marsh's fresh appraisal makes clear why Manetti must be considered among the great expositors of the spirit of his age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674238354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674238350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d","brand":"David Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086759735551,"sku":"9780674238350","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0c79638-88d3-4f8b-9294-dbc04c850c83.jpg?v=1769096414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/giannozzo-manetti-david-marsh-9780674238350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}