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Pius II: Commentaries: v. 2: Books III-IV
Margaret Meserve (Ed.)
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Hardback. Pius II (1405-1464) began life as Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini in a small town near Siena and became a Latin poet and diplomat. This book gives us a glimpse of his life and thoughts. Editor(s): Meserve, Margaret; Simonetta, Marcello. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HBG; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
The Renaissance popes were among the most enlightened and generous patrons of arts and letters in the Europe of their day. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. Pius II (1405-1464) began life as Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini in a small town near Siena and became a famous Latin poet and diplomat.Originally an opponent of the papacy as well as something of a libertine, Aeneas eventually reconciled himself with the Roman church and became a priest, then a cardinal. Finally he was elected Pope ... Read more
The Renaissance popes were among the most enlightened and generous patrons of arts and letters in the Europe of their day. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. Pius II (1405-1464) began life as Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini in a small town near Siena and became a famous Latin poet and diplomat.Originally an opponent of the papacy as well as something of a libertine, Aeneas eventually reconciled himself with the Roman church and became a priest, then a cardinal. Finally he was elected Pope ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674024892
SKU
V9780674024892
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About Margaret Meserve (Ed.)
Margaret Meserve is Assistant Professor of History, Notre Dame University and author of Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought (see p. 75). Marcello Simonetta is Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Wesleyan University.
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