The turn to chronology; "Emendatio Temporum"; Scaliger in Leiden; "Thesaurus Temporum".
'a remarkably rich insight into a vigorous period of scholarship
for which the modern world, even the world of Classical learning
and history, has little taste.' 'Grafton's weighty and copiously
annotated volume does more than justice to this side of Scaliger's
life. It is a model of erudition and flourished prose of a sort
that fits Scaliger far better than purple robes ever did.'
The London Review of Books
`After the passage of a dacade, it is a pleasure to salute the
appearance of the second volume ... Grafton assesses as well as
describes, and he is not afraid to point out the master's errors
... his conclusion is fundamentally positive, commending the work
for 'its intellectual ambition, its richness in detail' and 'its
willingness to depart from ancient testimony and modern dogma' ...
his hero's extraordinary range of interests, knowledge and skills
is
made clear for the first time ... he has resurrected him, and,
still more important, he has resurrected his work ... In so doing,
he has done a signal service to Renaissance studies ... anyone
interested in
late Renaissance humanism or in the history of historical writing
cannot afford to ignore it.'
Renaissance Studies, Vol 8 No 3
`highly technical book ... G.'s monumental book is rewarding and
instructive ... G.'s even-handed apportionment of credit and
discredit, both to Scaliger and to his critics, invites and will
receive respectful attention ... rich stores of minutely documented
information and the discriminating assessments to be found in this
remarkable book.'
E.J. Kenney, The Classical Review, 1995
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