Who made the first published Latin translation of Aristotle's Poetics?
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Correct answer: A. Giorgio Valla
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Giorgio Valla's Latin version (Venice, 1498) began the Poetics' Renaissance influence, ahead of the Aldine Greek text (1508) and Castelvetro's commentary (1570). Moerbeke's 1278 translation had been little read.
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