{"product_id":"the-commonwealth-of-nature-art-and-poetic-community-in-the-age-of-dante-9780271032610","title":"The Commonwealth of Nature Art and Poetic Community in the Age of Dante","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the role of Tuscan culture in the poetic construction of a commonwealth. This book focuses on four works: Brunetto Latini's didactic poem, the \"Tesoretto\"; an illustrated manuscript of the same; and Simone Martini's \"Maesta\" and Ambrogio Lorenzetti's \"Allegory of Good and Bad Government\", both painted for the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“C. Jean Campbell’s \u003ci\u003eThe Commonwealth of Nature: Art and Poetic Community in the Age of Dante\u003c\/i\u003e is an important and intriguing treatment of Tuscan artistic culture in light of contemporary poetic theory, demonstrating the author’s deep understanding not only of Dante and Brunetto Latini, but of writers such as Boccaccio, Guido Cavalcanti, Guido Guinizelli, Guittone d’Arezzo, and Folgore di San Gimignano.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Catherine Harding \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Commonwealth of Nature \u003c\/i\u003ereasserts the creative and poetic energy of the Palazzo Pubblico frescos, too often overlooked in a scholarship focused on patronage and the political meaning of images.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Fabrizio Nevola \u003ci\u003eBurlington Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Poetry of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tBrunetto’s Treasure and Its Revelation in Script and Pictures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Invention of Secrets \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sharing of Secrets in Strozzi \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\tMunicipal Verse, Vernacular Poetry, and Simone Martini’s \u003ci\u003eMaestà\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrunetto’s Failure and Dante’s Goal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimone’s \u003ci\u003eMaestà\u003c\/i\u003e and the Advent of Nature’s Commonwealth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.\tAmbrogio Lorenzetti and the Poetry of Peace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: New Clothes and the Rebirth of the Commonwealth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733827248471,"sku":"9780271032610","price":76.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271032610.jpg?v=1782119528","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-commonwealth-of-nature-art-and-poetic-community-in-the-age-of-dante-9780271032610","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}