The poet's wisdom
Subtitle: the humanists, the church, and the formation of philosophy in the early Renaissance
By: by T. Kircher.
Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history,; v. 133
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374.; Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Humanism -- History.; Church history.; Philosophy -- History.
Description: "The book explores the philosophical thinking of Petrarch and Boccaccio in contrast to the writings of contemporary mendicants. Examining both Latin and vernacular works, it investigates how these humanists poetically express the temporal, subjective, and emotional quality of moral sensibility, in a way that shifts to the reader the weight of discerning the ethical message."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.