Patterns of Patronage in Renaissance Rome: Francesco Sperulo: Poet, Prelate, Soldier, Spy - Volume I Contributor(s): Alyn Stacey, Sarah (Other), Gwynne, Paul (Author) |
|
ISBN: 3034317743 ISBN-13: 9783034317740 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $117.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - Italian - Foreign Language Study | Latin - History | Europe - Italy |
Dewey: 851.3 |
Series: Court Cultures of the Middle Ages and Renaissance |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.93" (1.52 lbs) 451 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is also available as a set, together with Volume II. Patterns of Patronage in Renaissance Rome is the first full-length study of the life and works of Francesco Sperulo of Camerino (1463-1531). In a remarkable career during which the poet progressed from serving as a soldier of fortune in the service of Cesare Borgia to an Italian bishopric, Sperulo produced a significant body of Latin poetry, here presented in a critical edition for the first time. An impressive array of contemporary figures including Leonardo da Vinci, Isabella d'Este, Raphael and Baldassare Castiglione appear in his verse. By placing his work within the larger historical, literary, political and social context, this study, published in two volumes, sheds light on the role played by neo-Latin poetry at the papal court and documents the impact of classical culture in Rome during the period usually referred to as the High Renaissance . |