| On Exile Contributor(s): Filelfo, Francesco (Author), de Keyser, Jeroen (Editor), Blanchard, W. Scott (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674066367 ISBN-13: 9780674066366 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Literary Criticism | Renaissance - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 878.04 |
| LCCN: 2012035551 |
| Series: I Tatti Renaissance Library |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.3" W x 8.2" (1.30 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Keyser, Jeroen: - Jeroen De Keyser is Research Fellow at the University of Leuven.Blanchard, W. Scott: - W. Scott Blanchard is Professor of English at Misericordia University. |