Title: The poet's wisdom
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.
Subjects: Church history, History, Humanism, Philosophy, Petrarca, francesco, 1304-1374, Boccaccio, giovanni, 1313-1375, Philosophy, history
People: Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)