Selected Letters, Volume 2

by Francesco Petrarca

Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive the cultural and moral excellence of ancient Greece and Rome. This two-volume set contains an ample, representative sample from his enormous and fascinating correspondence with all the leading figures of his day, from popes, emperors, and kings to younger contemporaries such as Cola di Rienzi and Giovanni Boccaccio...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674971620
• ISBN13: 9780674971622
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.5" x 8.1"