Open AccessPater kai poietes. Plutarch’s Theology in the Ludovicus Nogarola’s Translation and Interpretation
Author(s) -
Paola Volpe Cacciatore
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ploutarkhos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2832-2118
pISSN - 0258-655X
DOI - 10.14195/0258-655x_17_6
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , philosophy , humanism , epistemology , theology , literature , classics , linguistics , history , art
This paper examines the translation and the commentary of Plutarch’s Quaestiones Platonicae which Ludovico Nogarola dedicated in 1550 to Pope Julius III. The modus vertendi of the humanist (compared with that of Xylander and Cruserius) and his critical ability in commenting on difficult passages are taken into consideration. Attention is particularly focused on the second Quaestio, which concerns the definition of the supreme god as father and maker of all things.