The Latin Hermes in Translation

Volume 50 of the series Corpus Christianorum in Translation offers annotated English translations of the complete Latin Hermetic philosophical corpus based on the most recent critical editions, including the Asclepius, the Glosses on Trismegistus, the Book of Six Principles of Things, and the Book of 24 Philosophers. The volume is the result of a collaboration between Dan Attrell, Brett Bartlett, David Porreca and Matteo Stefani.

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Over the last two-thousand years, the legendary ancient Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus has had dozens of works, practical and theoretical, pseudepigraphically attributed to him in multiple different languages. This volume presents a collection of works drawn in particular from the Latin philosophical tradition, here translated into modern English. This includes the Asclepius, the Glosses on Trismegistus, the Book of Six Principles of Things, and the Book of 24 Philosophers, each of which had an important role in the intellectual life of the medieval Latin west. Prefaced by introductions and accompanied by copious notes, these translations serve to make a set of frequently overlooked works more accessible to students and scholars alike. All translations are based on the most recent critical editions published in the Hermes Latinus sub-series of the Corpus Christianorum. Continuatio Mediaevalis (vol. 142; vol. 143; and vol. 143A) and in Textes et Études du Moyen Âge (volume 41).

Dan Attrell holds a PhD in History from the University of Waterloo.

Brett Bartlett holds an MA in Classical Studies from the University of Waterloo.

David Porreca is an Associate Professor in the Classical Studies Department at the University of Waterloo.

Matteo Stefani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human and Social Sciences (DiSUS) at the Università degli Studi eCampus (Italy).