 Introducing Nicholas of Cusa: A Guide to a Renaissance ManRetail Price: $29.95
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This volume is a primer on Nicholas of Cusa, one of the most illustrious figures of the fifteenth century, who wrote on everything from papal politics to interreligious dialogue. He was a man whose imagination spanned the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance to point the way to modernity. Trained as a canonist, Nicholas of Cusa first made his mark in political thought. Later he became a bishop, a papal legate, a cardinal, and an original philosopher and theologian. His ideas of learned ignorance and the coincidence of opposites still attract attention today across a wide variety of disciplines. Up to now, there has not been a basic introduction to Nicholas of Cusa that explains to the student and general reader the many facets of this Renaissance man. This volume offers separate chapters that introduce his vocabulary, ideas, and works on a wide variety of topics. It also provides a guide to his works in Latin, English, and other languages; all the secondary literature on each topic treated; a glossary of Cusan terms and ideas; and a guide to Cusan societies, sites, libraries, and museums.
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