Invectives
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Author
Contributions
- Marsh, David, 1950 Sept. 25- - Contributor
Publication
2008 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
134,750 words, Guess
Page Count
539 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780674030886
- ISBN-100674030885
- LibraryThing791610
- Goodreads4911450
- Library of Congress Control Number2008016230
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number221175507
- Better World Books9780674030886
- Open LibraryOL16797167M
Classifications
- DDC874/.01
- LCCPQ4496 .E21 2008
- LCCPQ4496.E21 2008
Description
"Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive ancient Roman language and literature. Just as Petrarch's Latin epic "Africa" imitated Virgil and his compendium "On Illustrious Men" was inspired by Livy, so Petrarch's four "Invectives" were intended to revive the eloquence of the great Roman orator Cicero. The "Invectives" are directed against the cultural idols of the Middle Ages--against scholastic philosophy and medicine and the dominance of French culture in general. They defend the value of literary culture against obscurantism and provide a clear statement of the values of Renaissance humanism. This volume provides a new critical edition of the Latin text based on the two autograph copies, and the first English translation of three of the four invectives"--Jacket.
Subjects
Series Statement
- The I Tatti Renaissance library
Other Editions
- Invectives
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