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Letters of Old Age (Rerum Senilium Libri) Volume 2, Books X-XVIII (Paperback)
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Letters of Old Age (Rerum Senilium Libri) Volume 2, Books X-XVIII (Paperback)
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Aldo Bernardo and his collaborators extend the translation project
begun with the Familiares to the letter collection of Petrarch's
old age, the Seniles. In these 128 letters, most of which appear
for the first time here in English translation, we find Petrarch's
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 large block of letters on statecraft and political virtue
are addressed to such powerful rulers as Pandolfo Malatesta,
Francesco da Carrara, and Emperor] Charles IV. More personal themes
emerge as well, including Petrarch's thoughts on the passage of
time, the meaning of death, and the loss of friends; on faith,
providence, and life after death; and on eating, drinking, and
fashions in clothing. Petrarch's Latin translation of the patient
Griselda story from Boccaccio's "Decameron" is also found here, and
the collection closes with the famous Letter to Posterity,
Petrarch's final literary self-portrait." - Neo-Latin News THIS
COMPLETE TRANSLATION has long been out of print and is reproduced
here in its entirety in two volumes. Vol. 2, Books X-XVIII, 368 pp.
Introduction, notes, bibliography.
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