Petrarca, Francesco, 1304–1374-Criticism and interpretation. Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Petrarch : a critical guide to the complete works / edited by Victoria Kirkham and Armando Maggi. The University of Chicago Press gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Henry Salvatori Fund at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Italian Studies, and the Division of the Humanities at the University of Chicago, toward the publication of this book. Courtesy The Newberry Library, Chicago (NL call no. ISBN-13: 978-1-5 (cloth) ISBN-10: 1-8 (cloth) Frontispiece: Francesco Petrarca, De vita solitaria (detail from opening page). Published 2009 Printed in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 2009 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved.
A R M A N D O M A G G I is professor of Romance languages and a member of the Committee on History of Culture at the University of Chicago. Is professor of Romance languages and a member of the Graduate Group in Comparative Literature and the Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
PETR A RCH A Critical Guide to the Complete WorksĮdited by Victoria Kirkham and Armando Maggi