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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.

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Impeccably edited and translated by David Marsh. -- Anthony T. Grafton * New York Review of Books *

Invectives

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    A Hardback by Francesco Petrarca, David Marsh

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: 17/02/2004
      ISBN13: 9780674011540, 978-0674011540
      ISBN10: 0674011546
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      Poetry ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: ancient, classical

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

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      Impeccably edited and translated by David Marsh. -- Anthony T. Grafton * New York Review of Books *

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