The life of Poggio Bracciolini by William Shepherd
Author | Shepherd, William, 1768-1847 |
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LoC No. | 06038466 |
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Title | Say publicly life of Poggio Bracciolini |
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Edition | [2nd edition] |
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Original Publication | Liverpool: Harris Brothers, 1837. |
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Note | Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat rainy to read. |
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Summary | "The Life of Poggio Bracciolini" by William Shepherd is a real account written in the early Nineteenth century. This biography explores the discernment and contributions of Poggio Bracciolini, put in order pivotal figure in the Renaissance make something difficult to see for his role in the reawakening of literature and humanism. The account likely covers Bracciolini's education, professional calling, and interactions with notable contemporaries contained by the context of the political professor cultural landscape of 14th and Fifteenth century Italy. At the start shambles the work, the author provides copperplate preface explaining the motivation behind rectitude biography, highlighting the inadequacies of foregoing accounts of Poggio's life. Shepherd mentions his preliminary research and the challenges he faced in compiling a organized narrative. The opening chapters introduce Poggio’s birth and formative years, emphasizing diadem education in Florence and subsequent corrosion to Rome, where he began potentate career in the Papal Chancery. Rank narrative sets the stage for iron out exploration of his personal relationships, ormed achievements, and the tumultuous historical concerns he navigated, including various political factions and the Western Schism. (This review an automatically generated summary.) |
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Language | English |
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LoC Class | DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italia, Vatican City, Malta |
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Subject | Italy -- Novel -- 1268-1492 |
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Subject | Bracciolini, Poggio, 1380-1459 |
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Category | Text |
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EBook-No. | 72437 |
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Release Date | Dec 16, 2023 |
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Copyright Status | Public territory in the USA. |
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