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Selected Letters
Professor Francesco Petrarca
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Hardback. Francesco Petrarca (1304 1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive the cultural and moral excellence of ancient Greece and Rome. This two-volume set contains an ample, representative sample from his enormous and fascinating correspondence with all the leading figures of his day." Translator(s): Fantham, Former Giger Professor of Latin Elaine (Princeton University). Series: I Tatti Renaissance Library. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 907.
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive the cultural and moral excellence of ancient Greece and Rome. This two-volume set contains an ample, representative sample from his enormous and fascinating correspondence with all the leading figures of his day, from popes, emperors, and kings to younger contemporaries such as Cola di Rienzi and Giovanni Boccaccio. The letters illustrate the remarkable story of Petrarca's life in a Europe beset by war, plague, clerical corruption, and political disintegration. The ninety-seven letters in this selection, all freshly translated, cover ... Read more
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive the cultural and moral excellence of ancient Greece and Rome. This two-volume set contains an ample, representative sample from his enormous and fascinating correspondence with all the leading figures of his day, from popes, emperors, and kings to younger contemporaries such as Cola di Rienzi and Giovanni Boccaccio. The letters illustrate the remarkable story of Petrarca's life in a Europe beset by war, plague, clerical corruption, and political disintegration. The ninety-seven letters in this selection, all freshly translated, cover ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Weight
906g
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674058347
SKU
V9780674058347
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99-30
About Professor Francesco Petrarca
Elaine Fantham was Giger Professor of Latin, Emerita, at Princeton University, and a former president of the American Philological Association.
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