On the World and Religious Life (Hardcover)

Coluccio Salutati; Translated by Tina Marshall; Introduction by Ronald G Witt

Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library

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On the World and Religious Life "(c. 1381) is the first surviving treatise of Coluccio Salutati (1332-1406), chancellor of the Florentine Republic (1375-1406) and the leader of the humanist movement in Italy in the generation after Petrarch and Boccaccio. The work was written for a lawyer who had left secular life to enter the Camaldulensian monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli, located in the heart of Florence. The new monk prevailed on Salutati to write a treatise encouraging him to persevere in the religious life. His request led to this wide-ranging reflection on humanity's misuse of God's creation and the need to orient human life in accordance with a proper hierarchy of values. This work is here translated into English for the first time.

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Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Coluccio Salutati
Translators:	Tina Marshall
Introduction by:	Ronald G Witt
Dimensions:	209 x 141 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-05514-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Latin
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > General Books > Philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > General Promotions
LSN:	0-674-05514-4
Barcode:	9780674055148