On the most ancient wisdom of the Italians
Subtitle: drawn out from the origins of the Latin language
By: Giambattista Vico ; translated by Jason Taylor ; with an introduction by Robert Miner
Contributors: Taylor, Jason; Miner, Robert C., 1970-
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780300136913
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Metaphysics; Ancient Philosophy
Work titles: De antiquissima Italorum sapientia
Description: "This volume comprises a new critical edition and translation of Giambattista Vico's challenging and provoking early work On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians. The Latin edition faithfully reproduces Vico's original 1710 text as first printed; it is accompanied by Jason Taylor's complete, accurate, and highly readable English translation." "In an illuminating introduction to the volume, Robert Miner elucidates Vico's short but difficult work; at the same time, he allows the reader to assess the importance of that work, in absolute terms as well as relative to Vico's other writings and the work of his numerous interlocutors in the republic of letters." "Taken as a whole, this volume provides the text and guidance to support a fresh engagement with Vico's thought, especially his earliest philosophical works. It will also serve as a valuable resource for students and scholars with interests in eighteenth-century thought."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Latin text and English translation on facing pages.