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
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: University of Chicago Press
EAN	9780226437422
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0226437426
Label	University Of Chicago Press
Manufacturer	University Of Chicago Press
MPN	8 halftones
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	568
PartNumber	8 halftones
PublicationDate	2012-05-02
Publisher	University Of Chicago Press
ReleaseDate	2009-08-01
Studio	University Of Chicago Press

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