Petrarch: A Critical Guide to the Complete Works

Petrarch: A Critical Guide to the Complete Works

Although Francesco Petrarca (1304â€“74) is best known today for cementing the sonnetâ€™s place in literary history, he was also a philosopher, historian, orator, and one of the foremost classical scholars of his age. Petrarch: A Critical Guide to the Complete Works is the only comprehensive, single-volume source to which anyoneâ€”scholar, student, or general readerâ€”can turn for information on each of Petrarchâ€™s works, its place in the poetâ€™s oeuvre, and a critical exposition of its defining features.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A sophisticated but accessible handbook that illuminates Petrarchâ€™s love ofÂ classical culture, his devout Christianity, his public celebrity, and his struggle for inner peace, this encyclopedic volume covers both Petrarchâ€™s Italian and Latin writings and the various genres in which he excelled: poem, tract, dialogue, oration, and letter. A biographical introduction and chronology anchor the book, making Petrarch an invaluable resource for specialists in Italian, comparative literature, history, classics, religious studies, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance.
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780226437415
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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