The Letters of Marsilio Ficino v 5 by Marsilio Ficino HARDBACK 9780856831294

The Letters of Marsilio FicinoAuthor(s): Marsilio Ficino, Language Department, School of Economic Science, Clement Salaman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780856831294, 978-0856831294\nSynopsis\nMarsilio Ficino [tel] directed the Platonic Academy in Florence, and it was the work of this Academy that gave the Renaissance in the 15th century its impulse and direction. During his childhood Ficino was selected by Cosimo de' Medici for an education in the humanities. Later Cosimo directed him to learn Greek and then to translate all the works of Plato into Latin. This enormous task he completed in about five years. He then wrote two important books, \""The Platonic Theology\"" and \""The Christian Religion\"", showing how the Christian religion and Platonic philosophy were proclaiming the same message. The extraordinary influence the Platonic Academy came to exercise over the age arose from""