Invectives

Harvard University Press, 2003 8vo (21 cm), xx, 540 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket slightly rubbed). From the blurb: "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… Read more about this item

Harvard University Press, 2008 8vo (20.5 cm), XXII, 295 pp. Laminated wrappers. From the blurb: 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… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. Francesco Petrarca, one of the greatest of Italian poets, was the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive ancient Roman language and literature. Petrarch's four "Invectives", written in Latin, were inspired by the eloquence of the great Roman orator Cicero. This title includes the English translation of three of the four invectives.

Harvard University Press, 2008. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. New. 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.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), one of the greatest Italian poets, was also a leader in the Renaissance movement to revive ancient Roman language and literature. This new critical edition of the Invectives, intended to revive the

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.