| 'The Gentlest Art' in Renaissance Italy: An Anthology of Italian Letters 1459-1600 Contributor(s): Butler, K. T. (Compiled by) |
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ISBN: 1107620198 ISBN-13: 9781107620193 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback Language: Italian Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - General - Literary Collections | Letters |
| Dewey: 856 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.13 lbs) 406 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1954, this book is an anthology of 260 Italian letters written between 1459 and 1600 by some of the most prominent figures of the Renaissance, including Michelangelo, Cellini and Machiavelli. Butler divides the letters according to subject matter - news, family matters, reproach, and others - and charts the development of letter writing as a literary form, which flourished in Italy long before anywhere else. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Renaissance or Italian history. |