9780674058347: Selected Letters
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ISBN 10 : 0674058348 ISBN 13 : 9780674058347
Editeur : Harvard University Press, 2017

Synopsis

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 the full range of Petrarca's interests, including the rediscovery of lost classical texts, the reform of the Church, the ideal prince, education in the classics, and the revival of ancient moral philosophy. They include Petrarca s imaginary correspondence with the ancient authors he loved so well, and his autobiographical Letter to Posterity."

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À propos de l?auteur

Elaine Fantham is the Giger Professor of Latin Emeritus in the Department of Classics at Princeton University and a professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto.

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Éditeur
Harvard University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0674058348
ISBN 13 
9780674058347
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
800
Coordonnées du fabricant
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