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Political writings / Coluccio Salutati ; edited by Stefano U. Baldassarri ; translated by Rolf Bagemihl.

Author/creator Salutati, Coluccio, 1331-1406
Other author/creatorBaldassarri, Stefano Ugo.
Other author/creatorBagemihl, Rolf.
Included WorkSalutati, Coluccio, 1331-1406. De tyranno. English.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Description489 pages ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Uniform titleWorks. Selections. English. 2014
Series The I Tatti Renaissance library
I Tatti Renaissance library. ^A481188
Contents Salutati, Selected state letters -- Salutati, On tyranny -- Antonio Loschi, Invective against the Florentines -- Salutati, Letter to Pietro Turchi -- Salutati, Reply to a slanderous detractor -- Note on the texts and translations -- Notes to the texts -- Notes to the translations.
Scope and content "Like most chancellors of Florence in the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, Coluccio Salutati was born in the contado (as Florentine territory was then called) into a family of rather humble condition. This volume contains Salutati's De Tyranno, many of his state letters, Antonio Loschi's invective against the Florentines and Saluati's long reply to that invective, and Salutati's letter to Pietro Turchi"--Provided by publisher.
General noteEnglish translation on the recto with original Latin text on the verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014011725
ISBN9780674728677 (alkaline paper)
ISBN067472867X (alkaline paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DG737.24 .S26 A25 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold