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Icon animorum, or, The mirror of minds / John Barclay ; translated by Thomas May (1631) ; edited by Mark Riley

Author
Barclay, John, 1582-1621
Additional Titles
Mirror of minds
Published
Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2013]
Copyright Date
©2013
Physical Description
x, 368 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm.
Additional Creators
May, Thomas, 1595-1650, Riley, Mark T., Barclay, John, 1582-1621, and Barclay, John, 1582-1621

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Language Note
Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages; introduction and notes in English.
Summary
"In this essay from 1614 the Neo-Latin poet, translator, and commentator John Barclay describes the manners and mores of his European contemporaries. He derives the sources of an individual's peculiarities of behavior and temperament from the 'genius' - the individual character created by each person's upbringing, time of life, and profession. Barclay likewise describes each nation's genius, its national character, and provides some of the geographical and historical background from which he claims this genius arose. The essay is a valuable study, not only for the illustration it offers of a pre-Romantic view of Europe, but for a glimpse into the continuities that mark European civilization. The introduction describes the Classical and Renaissance background to Barclay's work, with a detailed biography of the author. The Latin text reproduces Barclay's first edition, with the necessary corrections. The English translation (1631) is that of Thomas May, a skillful translator of Vergil, Lucan, and other classical authors"-- Publisher description.
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ISBN
9789058679451
9058679454
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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