Letters of Old Age

THESE TWO VOLUMES extend the translation project begun with the Familiares to the letter collection of Petrarch’s old age, the Seniles. In these 128 letters, most of which appear for the first time here in English translation, we find Petrarch’s mature judgment on the central issues of early Italian humanism. With Boccaccio Petrarch shares his ideas about the literary culture of the age. This complete translation has long been out of print and is reproduced here in its entirety in two elegant and reasonable priced paperback volumes. Translated by Aldo S. Bernardo. Vol. 1, Books I–IX, Introduction, notes, bibliography. Petrarch, Francesco LOA1-2 Letters of Old Age, vols. 1-2 THESE TWO VOLUMESextend the translation project begun with the Familiares to the letter collection of Petrarch’s old age, the Seniles. In these 128 letters, most of which appear for the first time here in English translation, we find Petrarch’s mature judgment on the central issues of early Italian humanism. With Boccaccio Petrarch shares his ideas about the literary culture of the age. This complete translation has long been out of print and is reproduced here in its entirety in two elegant and reasonable priced paperback volumes. Translated by Aldo S. Bernardo. Vol. 1, Books I–IX, 368 pp. Vol. 2, Books X–XVIII, 368 pp. Petrarch, Francesco LOA2 Letters of Old Age 2.1 (HC) THESE TWO VOLUMESextend the translation project begun with the Familiares to the letter collection of Petrarch’s old age, the Seniles. In these 128 letters, most of which appear for the first time here in English translation, we find Petrarch’s mature judgment on the central issues of early Italian humanism. With Boccaccio Petrarch shares his ideas about the literary culture of the age. This complete translation has long been out of print and is reproduced here in its entirety in two elegant and reasonable priced paperback volumes. Translated by Aldo S. Bernardo. Vol. 2, Books X–XVIII, Introduction, notes, bibliography.— Google Books