Is the Hypnerotomachia a real book?
The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili was printed by Aldus Manutius in Venice in December 1499. The author of the book is anonymous. Despite this clue, the book has also been attributed to Leon Battista Alberti, and earlier, to Lorenzo de Medici.
Who wrote the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili?
Francesco Colonna
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The author (presumed to be Francesco Colonna, a friar of dubious reputation) was obsessed–one might say sexually obsessed–by architecture, and the book’s 174 woodcuts are a primary source for Renaissance ideas on both buildings and gardens.
What happens to Polia and Poliphilo in the book?
Venus blesses their love, and Poliphilo and Polia are united at last. As Poliphilo is about to take Polia into his arms, Polia vanishes into thin air and Poliphilo wakes up. The book is briefly mentioned in The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532 – 1534) by François Rabelais.
What does Hypnerotomachia Poliphili mean in Greek?
The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili relates the story of the dream of Poliphilo ‘in which it is shown that all human things are but a dream, and many other things worthy of knowledge and memory.’ The tongue twisting ‘Hypnerotomachia’ poetically translates as the ‘strife of love in a dream’.
Who is the author of the book Poliphili?
However, an acrostic formed by the first, elaborately decorated letter in each chapter in the original Italian reads “POLIAM FRATER FRANCISCVS COLVMNA PERAMAVIT”, which means “Brother Francesco Colonna has dearly loved Polia”. Despite this clue, the book has also been attributed to Leon Battista Alberti, and earlier, to Lorenzo de Medici.
What happens to Poliphilo in his second dream?
Poliphilo is transported into a wild forest, where he becomes lost, encounters dragons, wolves and maidens and a large variety of architectural forms. He escapes, and falls asleep once more. He then awakens in a second dream, a dream within the first.