On Exile by Francesco Filelfo

On Exile by Francesco Filelfo

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Francesco Filelfo’s On Exile depicts noblemen and humanists, driven from Florence by Cosimo de’ Medici, discussing the sufferings of exile—poverty and loss of reputation—and the best way to endure and profit from them. This volume contains the first complete edition of the Latin text and the first complete translation into any modern language.

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On Exile by Francesco Filelfo

Francesco Filelfo's philosophical dialogue On Exile (ca. 1440) depicts a prominent group of Florentine noblemen and humanists, driven from their city by Cosimo de’ Medici, discussing the sufferings imposed by exile such as poverty and loss of reputation, and the best way to endure and even profit from them. This volume contains the first complete edition of the Latin text and the first complete translation into any modern language.
Jeroen De Keyser is Research Fellow at the University of Leuven. W. Scott Blanchard is Professor of English at Misericordia University.
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ISBN 13 9780674066366
ISBN 10 0674066367
Title On Exile
Author Francesco Filelfo
Series The I Tatti Renaissance Library
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 2013-04-22
Number of pages 512
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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