Francesco Robortello

Francesco Robortello, Francesco Robertello, Latinized Francisus Robortellus, (* 1516 in Udine, † 1567 in Padua ) was an Italian Renaissance humanist. He taught as a professor at several Italian universities. As a philosopher of science, as well as editor and commentator of works of ancient literature, he was of great importance.

Francesco Robortello studied at the University of Bologna. In 1538 he became a professor at the University of Lucca and taught philosophy, Latin, Greek, and rhetoric. 1543 he moved to the University of Pisa, 1549 at the University of Venice, in 1552 at the University of Padua, in 1557 at the University of Bologna in 1560 and again to Padua, where he died seven years later.

As Robortellos most important works are the publication of the works of Aeschylus in 1552 and the Issue of Longinus attributed font On the Sublime in the year 1554th In Aeschylus the editio princeps he got the scholia and brought a large number of emendations. The publication of On the Sublime was of little ermesslicher impact and significance for further research. Aristotle's Poetics, he wrote the first modern commentary for the later debates laid the foundations in different points. In addition, he indicated some statements of Aristotle new from the perspective of his time. As a theorist, he stepped out for example with a thesis on textual criticism, in which he reflected on the first philologist of modern working methods of their own science. In his work he disputatio employed to deal with the methods of historiography.

Robortello was a very pugnacious character with haughty temperament. With him superior in this area Carolus Sigonius he delivered to a vicious dispute over the interpretation of Roman history. His pugnacity earned him the nickname Canis grammaticus ( grammatical dog).

Writings

• De historica facultate disputatio. Florence 1548. also De arte historica