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Hermaphroditus

Antonio Panormita author Eugene O'Connor translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Lexington Books

Published:12th Sep '01

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Eugene O'Connor's superb translation of Antonio Panormita's Hermaphroditus brings to life this little known Renaissance writer 's bawdy masterpiece. Modeled on the writings of the Roman poet Martial, Panormita's work was initially greeted with enthusiasm by humanist scholars upon publication in 1425 only to be reviled and censured as obscene by Christian apologists. O'Connor's excellent introduction offers a wealth of historical and literary information on Panormita's often profane poetry, presented here in both English and the Latin original. This new translation will be a delight to classical, neo-Latin, and Renaissance scholars interested in tracing the development of the epigram from Latin to the vernacular, and to scholars of gender and gay studies seeking to understand the popular portrayal of women and sexual themes in the early Renaissance.

Panormita has finally found a home in the English speaking world. Eugene O'Connor's beautiful translation has captured the spirit and the depth of the frivolous Panormita. -- Gareth Schmeling, University of Florida

ISBN: 9780739102817

Dimensions: 237mm x 165mm x 16mm

Weight: 381g

190 pages