Marsilio Ficino (Ficinus), 1433-1499. Translator of Plato and Plotinus who advocated a Christian Neoplatonism. Influential on Renaissance humanist thought. He also dabbled extensively in magic and astrology. Works (3) 1. Ficino - A detailed biographical article, from the introduction to an English edition of his correspondence. 2. Marsilio Ficino - Biography and introduction to Ficino's astrology, magic and philosophy. Includes some detailed articles on Ficino's astrological thought. 3. On Marsilio Ficino - A 2001 essay by Edmond H. Wollman. Reviews this Italian thinker's ideas and their context. 4. Secrets of the Heavens - A Ficino-inspired musical setting of Renaissance Latin versions of several Orphic hymns. Background information on Ficino includes two papers by Angela Voss. 5. Marsilio Ficino - Entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia on this Renaissance Platonist, by M. Schumacher. Details his life and explores his relation to the classical thinkers. 6. Marsilio Ficino - Wikipedia entry on this Renaissance philosopher. 7. The Astrology of Marsilio Ficino: Divination or Science? - Details background and theory of the astrology of this famous Renaissance scholar.

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