Petrarch's Civilized Barbarians
Peter Godman
This article focuses on the significance of two letters in Petrarch's Rerum familiarum libri which were probably composed or around 1351, arguably but not demonstrably basis previous versions, and addressed to Cardinal Giovanni Colonna, who had passed away during plague 1348. enable us perceive how he shaped his early experiences mold later misfortunes. Imperialism, cultural political, provided Petrarch 1351 with rhetorical materials refashion setbacks endured decade, turned attention back Germany a Roman empire that no longer existed. That is why Familiares 1.4 1.5 single out, among several other places Northern Europe reports having visited, German towns, Aachen Cologne. The offer testimony attitude toward “barbarians,” seen light politics.
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies