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The Lives of the Popes and Emperors /

The Lives of the Popes and Emperors, long attributed to Petrarch, offers the lives of 230 popes and 117 emperors from Julius Caesar to Pope Clement VII and the year 1526. It combines the medieval chronicle's narrative of people, events, natural and celestial wonders with the grand themes of pap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
Otros Autores: Bernardo, Aldo S. (Traductor), Bernardo, Reta A. (Traductor), Zampini, Tania (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Italica Press, 2015.
Colección:Medieval & Renaissance texts
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Lives of the Popes and Emperors, long attributed to Petrarch, offers the lives of 230 popes and 117 emperors from Julius Caesar to Pope Clement VII and the year 1526. It combines the medieval chronicle's narrative of people, events, natural and celestial wonders with the grand themes of papal and imperial history and of sacred and secular authority. This volume offers a contemporary English translation of the complete text. Tania Zampini provides an introduction to the work and places it into the larger context of Renaissance society and culture, focusing on the work's major themes and its.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781599102528
1599102528