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Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's The Rule of Four is already a bookselling phenomenon. The Ivy League superachievers drew upon an authentic 1499 Renaissance text to create their thriller about two Princeton undergraduates who try to unravel the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (pronounced "HIPneROtoMAkia POliFEEli").The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is an erotic, pagan epic, written in a private language peppered with words taken from Latin and Greek and decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphs. It was not translated into English for 500 years, until 1999, when Joscelyn Godwin finally achieved that nearimpossible task.In The Real Rule of Four, Professor Godwin carefully investigates each aspect of the history of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili and its use in The Rule of Four, including: What is the Hypnerotomachia?Who wrote the Hypnerotomachia? (A central theme of The Rule of Four)What does the Hypnerotomachia mean?Places and people in The Rule of FourGlossary of names and terms in The Rule of FourLavishly illustrated with reproductions of the many beautiful woodcuts in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a foldout color map and photographs of the featured locations at Princeton University, The Real Rule of Four is an indispensable guide to the many fans of Caldwell and Thomason's bestselling novel.… (meer)
The Real Rule of Four by Joscelyn Godwin provides an explanation of The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, which attempts to provide an explanation of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco Colonna. So what we have here is a story within a story within a story, much like the Hypnerotomachia itself. Professor Godwin does the logical thing and begins his task by introducing "The Real Hypnerotomachia," thus:
The object that goes under this resounding name (pronounced "HIP-ne-Ro-to-MA-kia PO-li-FEE-li") is a book of 467 pages, a foot tall and broad to match, which was printed in the Serene Republic of Venice by the press of Aldus Manutius in the year of grace 1499. A few dozen copies are still scattered round the globe, most of them in the locked presses of libraries or behind the security systems of wealthy collectors. Quite a few probably lie in bank vaults, keeping company with silent Stradivarius violins, waiting to appreciate in value beyond the $320,00 that a fine copy of the book currently commands at auction.
The Professor's suggested pronunciation is akin to Italian, but I believe the book's title is Latinesque at least although based on Greek antecedents, and some people, myself included, prefer to pronounce it "HIP-ne-RO-to-ma-KI-a po-LI-fi-li (long "i" at the end). Once one can actually pronounce it with fluidity, one is put immediately in a better frame of mind to read about it.
For readers of The Rule of Four who are unversed in Renaissance history and Classical lore, Professor Godwin's little handbook is invaluable, as it not only presents a thorough discussion of the inner workings of the Hypnerotomachia, but it provides a map of Princeton University where the main action of The Rule of Four takes place, photographs of the buildings important to the plot, and perhaps best of all, a complete set of footnotes to the novel, providing a marvelous supplement to the Caldwell-Thomason book. ( )
A pretty good background of the novel, explaining the book and the book behind the book. This is the part I found most interesting, though it dragged a bit in places. It includes a glossary of allusions and scholarly terms found in the book, as well as a useful index of the novel itself. There are several illustrations from the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili not reproduced in the novel, and photographs of the main buildings in the novel. Most useful, perhaps, is the map of Princeton that helps a reader unfamiliar with the place get his bearings. There is a good bibliography. What keeps it from getting five full stars is that the author gets a little chatty at times, using contractions and, perish the thought, exclamation points! ( )
It's very "Da Vinci Code-ish", but it's a great read. I picked it up at a St Croix airport for my flight out, thinking it would be a fairly quick read. I'm a fast reader, but by the time I got to Puerto Rico, and then to Chicago I still wasn't done! There's a lot in it - looks can be decieving. It's got a lot of twists and turns, but there was something I didn't really like about it. However, it's not something I can really put my fingers on.
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
The object which goes under this resounding name ( pronounced "HIP-ne-RO-to-MA-kia PO-li-FEE-li ) is a book of 467 pages, a foot tall and broad to match, which was printed in the Serene Republic of Venice by the press of Aldus Manutius in the year of grace 1499.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
It was a defense of the freedom of poets and painters to use classical inspiration and pagan subjects, as against Savonarola and other enemies of classical learning.
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
This is a clarification of the unknowns and falsities in the best-selling novel THE RULE OF FOUR.
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Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's The Rule of Four is already a bookselling phenomenon. The Ivy League superachievers drew upon an authentic 1499 Renaissance text to create their thriller about two Princeton undergraduates who try to unravel the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (pronounced "HIPneROtoMAkia POliFEEli").The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is an erotic, pagan epic, written in a private language peppered with words taken from Latin and Greek and decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphs. It was not translated into English for 500 years, until 1999, when Joscelyn Godwin finally achieved that nearimpossible task.In The Real Rule of Four, Professor Godwin carefully investigates each aspect of the history of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili and its use in The Rule of Four, including: What is the Hypnerotomachia?Who wrote the Hypnerotomachia? (A central theme of The Rule of Four)What does the Hypnerotomachia mean?Places and people in The Rule of FourGlossary of names and terms in The Rule of FourLavishly illustrated with reproductions of the many beautiful woodcuts in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a foldout color map and photographs of the featured locations at Princeton University, The Real Rule of Four is an indispensable guide to the many fans of Caldwell and Thomason's bestselling novel.
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The object that goes under this resounding name (pronounced "HIP-ne-Ro-to-MA-kia PO-li-FEE-li") is a book of 467 pages, a foot tall and broad to match, which was printed in the Serene Republic of Venice by the press of Aldus Manutius in the year of grace 1499. A few dozen copies are still scattered round the globe, most of them in the locked presses of libraries or behind the security systems of wealthy collectors. Quite a few probably lie in bank vaults, keeping company with silent Stradivarius violins, waiting to appreciate in value beyond the $320,00 that a fine copy of the book currently commands at auction.
The Professor's suggested pronunciation is akin to Italian, but I believe the book's title is Latinesque at least although based on Greek antecedents, and some people, myself included, prefer to pronounce it "HIP-ne-RO-to-ma-KI-a po-LI-fi-li (long "i" at the end). Once one can actually pronounce it with fluidity, one is put immediately in a better frame of mind to read about it.
For readers of The Rule of Four who are unversed in Renaissance history and Classical lore, Professor Godwin's little handbook is invaluable, as it not only presents a thorough discussion of the inner workings of the Hypnerotomachia, but it provides a map of Princeton University where the main action of The Rule of Four takes place, photographs of the buildings important to the plot, and perhaps best of all, a complete set of footnotes to the novel, providing a marvelous supplement to the Caldwell-Thomason book. (