The Essential Petrarch by Petrarch
Petrarch fashioned so many different versions of himself for posterity that it is an exacting task to establish where one might start to explore. . . . Hainsworth's study meets this problem through examples of what Petrarch wrote, and does so decisively and succinctly. . . . [A] careful and unpretentious book, penetrating in its organization and treatment of its subject, gentle in its guidance of the reader, nimble and dexterous in its scholarly infrastructure—and no less profound for those qualities of lightness. The translations themselves are a delight, and are clearly the result of profound meditation and extensive experiment. . . . The Introduction and the notes to each work form a clear plexus of support for the reader, with a host of deft cross-references. --Richard Mackenny, Binghamton University, State University of New York-
Meditations on First Philosophy
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The Trial and Death of Socrates
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
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The Grand Inquisitor
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays
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The Guide of the Perplexed
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
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A Letter Concerning Toleration
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The Subjection of Women
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Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
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On Art, Religion, and the History of Philosophy
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Theological-Political Treatise
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Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
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The Essential Spinoza
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On the Dignity of Man
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Two Comic Dialogues: Ion and Hippias Major
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The Essential Augustine
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The First New Chronicle and Good Government, Abridged
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Passions of the Soul
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
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Andromache, Hecuba, Trojan Women
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Principles of the Philosophy of the Future
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The Fable of the Bees and Other Writings
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Utopia
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Discourse on Method
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Ideas for a Pure Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy
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Hume: Moral Philosophy
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Electra, Phoenician Women, Bacchae, and Iphigenia at Aulis
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Parmenides
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An Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies
Hainsworth's translations from the Italian are first-rate, both in terms of accuracy to the intent of the originals. . and in terms of conveying the force of Petrarch’s imagery. The translations from the Latin read freshly and easily . . . they are sure-footed, managing to capture the mix of pride and playfulness which characterizes Petrarch's composite prose style. The notes to the individual poems are well-judged, just enough to keep the reader on track without parading off-putting erudition. --Jonathan Usher, Emeritus, University of Edinburgh
A judicious selection of the varied writings of the great humanist, translated from both Latin and Italian. The Introduction is admirably structured, clear, and coherent, and presents Petrarch to the reader without didacticism or oversimplification. Hainsworth has a light editorial touch. . . . All in all, a luminous portrait of the 'father of humanism'. --David Marsh, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Peter Hainsworth is Emeritus Fellow and Professor of Italian, Oxford University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781603842884 |
| ISBN 10 | 1603842888 |
| Title | The Essential Petrarch |
| Author | Petrarch |
| Series | Hackett Classics Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Year published | 2010-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 286 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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