Three Prose Writers Of The Italian Renaissance: Edited With An Introduction And Notes (Classic Reprint) (Italian Edition) - Hardcover

Clarence King Moore

 
9780484210225: Three Prose Writers Of The Italian Renaissance: Edited With An Introduction And Notes (Classic Reprint) (Italian Edition)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 048421022X ISBN 13: 9780484210225
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the birth of modern Italian prose through the giants of the Renaissance, from Petrarch and Boccaccio to Castiglione and Machiavelli.

This edition gathers a vivid account of how Renaissance writers helped shape literature, history, and courtly life. It highlights how prose evolved to express new ideas about culture, power, and human experience, with introductions and notes that illuminate key figures and works.

The book situates the era’s prose within its social and intellectual games—from the lively salons of courts to the serious art of crafting memorable tales. Readers will see how storytelling, statecraft, and moral discussion intertwined to define a period of great experimentation and achievement.

  • Learn how Boccaccio’s tales influenced later writers across Europe
  • See what defined the Renaissance courtier as described in notable treatises
  • Understand the shift from medieval to modern ways of writing and thinking
  • Discover the connections between literature, history, and culture in this era

Ideal for readers of literary history and those curious about how Renaissance prose shaped later centuries.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
Italian
ISBN 10 
048421022X
ISBN 13 
9780484210225
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
173

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