A rediscovered Xenophon’s tile

short notes about the reuse of “Agesilaus” in Panormita’s “De dictis et factis Alfonsi regis”

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/2974-637X/1210078

Keywords:

Xenophon, Francesco Filelfo, Antonio Beccadelli (il Panormita), Alfonso the Magnanimous, Italian Humanism and Renaissance

Abstract

This paper focuses on the translation of Xenophon’s Agesilaus by Filelfo, and, in particular, on its use by Panormita. The starting point is the ms. BNF, Lat. 6074 (probably belonged to Antonello Petrucci). Some textual comparisons between the translation by Filelfo and the Dicta et facta Alfonsi regis by Panormita confirm the ideological reception of Xenophon at the Court of Alfonso the Magnanimous.

Author Biography

Antonio Biscione, University of Basilicata

Antonio Biscione is a PhD candidate in humanistic philology at the University of Basilicata, where he studies the reception of Xenophon and Plutarch at the court of Alfonso the Magnanimous.

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Published

2022-12-06

How to Cite

Biscione, A. (2022). A rediscovered Xenophon’s tile: short notes about the reuse of “Agesilaus” in Panormita’s “De dictis et factis Alfonsi regis”. Cesura Journal, 1(2), 219–228. https://doi.org/10.6093/2974-637X/1210078

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): CESURA - Rivista, 1/2 (2022)

Section

Studies