Philosophical translations in Late Antiquity and Middle Ages
In Memory of Mauro Zonta

Editors:  Francesca GORGONI, Irene KAJON, Luisa VALENTE

Authors essay:  Silvia DI DONATO, Silvia FAZZO, Gad FREUDENTHAL, Roberto GATTI, Francesca GORGONI, Pierpaolo GREZZI, Alessandro GUETTA, Warren Zev HARVEY, Irene KAJON, John Alexander MARENBON, Mauro PERANI, Luisa VALENTE, Giuseppe VELTRI

Flumen Sapientiae | 19, Rome, novembre 2022

Summary

Mauro Zonta (Pavia 1968-2017), a well-known scholar of Late Antiquity and Medieval philosophical texts, especially in their passages from Greek to Arabic, Hebrew and Latin, translator of philosophical books and manuscripts from Arabic and Judeo-Arabic into Italian with pioneering work, was professor of the History of Arabic and Jewish philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Sapienza University of Rome. The book collects biographical outlines, memories of his figure and activities, and contributions that colleagues and friends devote to him: the essays are dedicated to Jewish and Arabic philosophy with particular reference to the different languages which were their mediums of expression. A bibliography of his writings completes the volume.