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[ SOLD OUT ] BOTLEY, P., Latin Translation in the Renaissance. The Theory and Practice of Leonardo Bruni, Giannozzo Manetti and Desiderius Erasmus. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009. 220p. Bound wrps. Latin translations of Greek works have received much less attention than vernacular translations of classical works. this book examines the work of three Latin translators of the Renaissance. The versions of Aristotle made by Leonardo Bruni were among the most controversial translations of the fifteenthe century. Giannozzo Manetti produced versions of Aristotle and the Bible. Both felt obliged to publish theri defence of the translator's art, and so did Desiderius Erasmus on his translation of the New Testament. € 0 (New)