On the Heroic Frenzies presents the Italian text of Giordiano Bruno’s central work, side-by-side with the English translation.

Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and cosmological theorist. He is known for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then-novel Copernican model. In addition to cosmology, Bruno also wrote extensively on the art of memory, a loosely organized group of mnemonic techniques and principles. Other studies of Bruno have focused on his qualitative approach to mathematics and his application of the spatial concepts of geometry to language.
Canone Eugenio :

Eugenio Canone is Director of Research at the Institute for European Intellectual Lexicon and the History of Ideas (ILIESI, Rome).
Rowland Ingrid D. :

Ingrid D. Rowland is a professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame, Rome.

"Scholars, teachers, and students of Renaissance literature and intellectual history will certainly benefit from this elegant translation, which successfully contributes to the growing availability of Italian philosophical texts in reliable and accessible English translations. Bruno specialists, moreover, will certainly appreciate Rowland’s deep understanding of the text and insightful comments on the life and thought of the Nolan."

Walter Stephens, Charles S. Singleton Professor of Italian Studies, Department of German and Romance Languages, Johns Hopkins University:

“If anyone is capable of rendering the import and subtleties of Bruno’s philosophy into English, it is Ingrid D. Rowland. I have always been impressed by her range as an Italianist, but I must say I am gobstopped by her translation of the verse in this book. Her familiarity with the philosophical context has allowed her to balance the exigencies of rhyme and sense with great precision, and she has deployed her trademark wit to great effect. Readers will benefit from this extremely valuable work’s crisp, lucid translation, informative notes, and balanced introduction.”

Armando Maggi, Professor of Italian Literature, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago:

“This remarkable, accurate, and elegant translation of Giordano Bruno’s De gli eroici furori will be of extreme importance for all students of Renaissance culture. It is an important and necessary project, and a real pleasure to read. The introduction is reflective of Ingrid D. Rowland’s well-known insightfulness, and her extensive and detailed footnotes facilitate a cohesive understanding of Bruno’s work.”