Aldo Bernardo and his collaborators extend the translation project begun with the Familiares to the letter collection of Petrarchs old age, the Seniles. In these 128 letters, most of which appear for the first time here in English translation, we find Petrarchs mature judgment on the central issues of early Italian humanism. With Boccaccio, to whom he addresses more letters than anyone else, Petrarch shares his ideas about the literary culture of the age.
Two entire books on the structure and role of the Church are addressed to Pope Urban V and his secretary, Francesco Bruni, and another...
Aldo Bernardo and his collaborators extend the translation project begun with the Familiares to the letter collection of Petrarchs old age, the Senile...
Aldo Bernardo and his collaborators extend the translation project begun with the Familiares to the letter collection of Petrarchs old age, the Seniles. In these 128 letters, most of which appear for the first time here in English translation, we find Petrarchs mature judgment on the central issues of early Italian humanism. With Boccaccio, to whom he addresses more letters than anyone else, Petrarch shares his ideas about the literary culture of the age.
Two entire books on the structure and role of the Church are addressed to Pope Urban V and his secretary, Francesco Bruni, and another...
Aldo Bernardo and his collaborators extend the translation project begun with the Familiares to the letter collection of Petrarchs old age, the Senile...
