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Invectives (I Tatti Renaissance Library)
Francesco Petrarca
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Hardcover. Petrarca's four "Invectives" were intended to revive the eloquence of the great Roman orator Cicero, and were directed against the cultural idols of the Middle Ages: against scholastic philosophy and medicine and the dominance of French culture in general. Translator(s): Marsh, David. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DCQ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Weight
671g
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674011540
SKU
V9780674011540
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About Francesco Petrarca
David Marsh is Professor of Italian at Rutgers University and an expert on the Italian Renaissance. He has published broadly on Renaissance humanism and the classical tradition and has translated seminal texts by important early-modern authors including Petrarch, Alberti, Leonardo da Vinci, and Vico.
Reviews for Invectives (I Tatti Renaissance Library)
Impeccably edited and translated by David Marsh.
Anthony T. Grafton New York Review of Books (10/05/2006)
Anthony T. Grafton New York Review of Books (10/05/2006)