The Real Rule of Four. [The Unauthorized Guide to the International Bestseller].

Godwin, Joscelyn:

ISBN 10: 0099492490 / ISBN 13: 9780099492498

Verlag: London, Arrow Books, 2005.

Beschreibung

182, [1] p., with some images, 8°, Illus. O-Paperback "'The Rule of Four' by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason is an international phenomenon, a runaway bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic. But the foundation of 'The Rule of Four', as all its readers know, is a little-known text from the fifteenth century, the 'Hypnerotomachia Poliphili'. Lurid, dreamlike, extremely erotic and written in many different languages and codes, the exact -meaning of the 'Hypnerotomachia' has eluded scholars for centuries." (Cover text) - Good copy.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22013

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Real Rule of Four. [The Unauthorized Guide to the International Bestseller].
• Verlag: London, Arrow Books, 2005.
• ISBN-10: 0099492490
• ISBN-13: 9780099492498
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Inhaltsangabe

You've read "The Rule of Four", now read about its source..."The Rule of Four" by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason is a runaway international bestseller, topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. But the foundation of "The Rule of Four", as all its readers know, is a little-known text from the fifteenth century, the "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili". Lurid, dreamlike, extremely erotic and written in many different languages and codes, the exact meaning of the Hypnerotomachia has eluded scholars for centuries. Now, in this indispensable, concise and thoroughly entertaining book, Professor Joscelyn Godwin, the translator of the first complete English edition of the Hypnerotomachia, guides the reader through its labyrinthine pages and unlocks the secrets and mysteries within Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's novel. He brings to life the worlds of both the Renaissance reader and the young Princeton undergraduate, setting both in the context of their time and place. Erudite and engaging, "The Real Rule of Four" is the perfect companion piece to "The Rule of Four". ""The Da Vinci Code" for people with brains" - "Independent".

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jocelyn Godwin was a scholar of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University. Since 1971 he had taught at Colgate University where he is Professor of Music. In 1999 Godwin published the first complete English translation of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, which was called 'a masterpiece of clarity and scholarship' by the Daily Telegraph.