The Letters of Marsilio Ficino, Volume 11 Rees Valery
The letters of Marsilio Ficino that appear in this volume cover the period from autumn 1492 to the spring of 1495, when they appeared in print. A few related or later items are included in an…
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The letters of Marsilio Ficino that appear in this volume cover the period from autumn 1492 to the spring of 1495, when they appeared in print. A few related or later items are included in an Appendix. In the 1490s, Ficino was occupied with the political upheavals in Florence, and much of his effort was concentrated on trying to bring people back into dialogue with one another, in the hope of finding a more constructive outlook. Many of the letters in this book are covering letters to accompany copies of his work On the Sun, which considers the sun in its many aspects: as a heavenly body, a physical life force, a source of inspiration, and an allegorical representation of the governing power in the universe. Other important letters include advice on coping with the evils of the time, the responsibilities and privileges of the philosopher, a reiteration of the importance of love, and
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