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330 Seiten. Sehr gutes Exemplar mit geringfügigen altersbedingten Gebrauchsspuren. - CONTENTS : CHAPTER I Beginning of acquaintance between Petrarca and Cola di Rienzo at Avignon in 1343. (Letter: to Cola, App. Litt., II; Sine Titulo, VII, written at Avignon and assigned to the year 1343.) Notes PAGE I 12 CHAPTER II Cola becomes Tribune. Petrarca's letter of exhor- tation to Cola and to the Roman people. (Letter: Var., XLVIII, Hortatoria, written at Avignon and assigned to June 24-27, 1347.) Notes 14 45 CHAPTER III Cola's letter acknowledging receipt of Petrarca's Hortatoria. (Letter: Epistolario, No. XV, dated Rome, July 28, 1347.) 65 Notes 68 CHAPTER IV Petrarca describes effect produced by Cola's letters at papal court in Avignon. (Letter: to Cola, Var., XXXVIII, written at Avignon and assigned to July 24-26, 1347.) 70 Notes 76 CHAPTERV Beginning of estrangement between the Tribune and the Curia. Petrarca sends to Cola the description xii CONTENTS of a vision. (Letter: Var., XL, written at Avignon and assigned to August 21-25, 1347.) PAGE 80 Notes 88 CHAPTER VI Alarming nature of Cola's deeds, and strained relations between Cola and the Curia. Petrarca leaves Avignon and repairs to Vaucluse. (Letter: to Cola, Var., XLII, written at Vaucluse and assigned to August 27-31, 1347.) Notes 97 105 CHAPTER VII Eclogue 5, composed by Petrarca at Vaucluse, and sent to Cola together with Var., XLII Notes 118 CHAPTER VIII Coronation of Cola on August 15, 1347, causing open hostilities between Rome and Avignon. Petrarca gives vent to his anger and indignation. (Letter: to Cola, App. Litt., VIII; Sine Titulo, II, written at Vaucluse and assigned to first week of Septem- ber, 1347.) 126 Notes 142 CHAPTER IX 109 Disturbing reports from Avignon reach Petrarca at Vaucluse. He unburdens his soul by writing to Cola. (Letter: App. Litt., IV; Sine Titulo, III, written at Vaucluse and assigned to first week of September, 1347.) 153 Notes 157 CHAPTER X Petrarca leaves Vaucluse to rejoin Cola at Rome. Cola's entangling alliance with Hungarian king, and decisive battle outside Porta S. Lorenzo. Petrarca receives disturbing news of Cola's actions, and writes him a letter of mingled exhortation and rebuke. (Letter: Fam., VII, 7, dated Genoa, November 29, 1347.) 161 Notes PAGE 188 CHAPTER XI Cola's fall. The Black Death and the Jubilee of 1350. Commission of four Cardinals appointed by Pope Clement VI to reform government of Rome. Com- mission applies to Petrarca for advice, and the Poet avails himself of opportunity. (Letter: Fam., XI, 16, dated November 18, 1351.) 193 Notes 218 CHAPTER XII Petrarca sends second letter to Commission of four Cardinals. (Letter: Fam., XI, 17, dated Novem- ber 24, 1351.) 228 Notes 232 CHAPTER XIII Cola reaches Prague, the capital of Charles IV. The Emperor sends him to Pope Clement VI. A few days later, Petrarca writes to Francesco Nelli, describing arrival of Cola and strange rumors spread concerning him. (Letter: Fam., XIII, 6, dated Vaucluse, August 10, 1352.) 233 Notes 257 xiv CONTENTS CHAPTER XIV PAGE Petrarca writes to the Romans, urging them to insist on Cola's liberation. (Letter: App. Litt., I; Sine Titulo, IV, assigned to a date not, perhaps, earlier than the middle of September, 1352.) 274 Notes 297 CHAPTER XV Conclusion, briefly following in Petrarca's life the thin thread of his blasted hopes in Cola di Rienzo 307 BIBLIOGRAPHY 325 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.
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