Francesco Petrarca and the R evolution of Cola di R ienzo. A Study 



in the History of Rome during the Middle Ages. By Mario 

 Emilio Cosenza, Instructor in Latin in the College of the City 

 of New York. 



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In these pages the author draws a picture of Petrarch as a 

 statesman, believing that even if Petrarch had never written a 

 sonnet in praise of Laura he would still be dear to many genera- 

 tions of Italians for having been the first real Italian patriot — a 

 man who was not bounded by narrow partisanship but who 

 through a long and active life was wholly devoted to the cause of 

 a unified Italy. Dr. Cosenza has chosen for special treatment 

 Petrarch's relations with Cola di Rienzo, because they constitute 

 a story that is virtually a chapter in the history of Rome during 

 the Middle Ages . The material of the present volume is drawn 

 chiefly from Petrarch's letters, from the extremely important 

 correspondence of Cola di Rienzo, and from the equally important 

 archives of the Roman church. Nearly all this material is new 

 to the English language. The notes are detailed enough to make 

 clear Petrarch's many allusions. The book is written with the 

 charm of a vital scholarship and with intimate feeling for its 

 subject, and the incidents connected with the lives of the two 

 great Italians who lived centuries in advance of their times have a 

 remarkable variety and interest. 



Boston Evening Transcript. As we read these extracts from the letters of 



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