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Serendipity and The three princes, from the Peregrinaggio of 1557. With a pref. by W.S. Lewis.
- Title
- Serendipity and The three princes, from the Peregrinaggio of 1557. With a pref. by W.S. Lewis.
- Author
- Remer, Theodore G.
- Publication
- Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1965]
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- Description
- xi, 199 p. facsims.; 24 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Three princes.
- Three princes of serendipity
- Subject
- Note
- Contains a discussion of Walpole and his letters; of the word "serendipity," its etymology and usage; and, the first direct English translation of Christoforo Armeno's Peregrinaggio, by Augusto G. and Theresa L. Borselli; also historical material about the work.
- "Editions and translations of the Peregrinaggio" (with diagram): p. 184-190.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 191-195.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part one. Serendipity : Walpole and his letters ; Definition and usage -- Part two. The Peregrinaggio: History of the Peregrinaggio ; The imprimatur, 1557 ; The dedication, 1557 ; The Peregrinaggio, translated by Augusto G., and Theresa L. Borselli ; Translators' observations -- Appendices: The nature of serendipity ; The origin of the Peregrinaggio ; Editions and translations of the Peregrinaggio.
- LCCN
- ^^^65010112^//r65
- OCLC
- 1573702
- SCSB-10164624
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library