Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Italian/Latin
1499
468 pages
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Step into a fever dream of the High Renaissance, where a lover’s quest for his lost beloved becomes an obsessive, encyclopedic journey through the ruins of antiquity. Part architectural treatise and part erotic allegory, this 1499 masterpiece challenges readers to navigate a labyrinth of secret symbols, mechanical wonders, and the eternal struggle between Reason and Will.
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