Invectives - 9780674011540

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 eloquence of Cicero, are directed against scholastic philosophy and medicine and the dominance of French culture.

• | By (Author): Francesco Petrarca
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 18, 2004
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 560 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0674011546
• | ISBN-13: 9780674011540