The commonwealth of nature : art and poetic community in the age of Dante /

The commonwealth of nature : art and poetic community in the age of Dante /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Campbell, C. Jean, 1960-
Imprint:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008.
Description:	xviii, 167 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Latini, Brunetto, -- 1220-1295 -- Criticism and interpretation. Lorenzetti, Ambrogio -- 1285-approximately 1348 -- Criticism and interpretation. Martini, Simone, -- 1283-1344 -- Criticism and interpretation. Latini, Brunetto, -- 1220-1295. Lorenzetti, Ambrogio, -- 1285-approximately 1348. Martini, Simone, -- 1283-1344. Art and society -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History -- 14th century. Art and literature -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History -- 14th century. Art and literature. Art and society. Italy -- Tuscany. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7537631

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ISBN:	9780271032610 (cloth : alk. paper) 0271032618 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-161) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Poetry of
1. Brunetto's Treasure and Its Revelation in Script and Pictures
The Invention of Secrets
The Sharing of Secrets in Strozzi
2. Municipal Verse, Vernacular Poetry, and Simone Martini's Maest
Brunetto's Failure and Dante's Goal
Simone's Maest and the Advent of Nature's Commonwealth
3. Ambrogio Lorenzetti and the Poetry of Peace
Conclusion: New Clothes and the Rebirth of the Commonwealth
Notes
Bibliography
Index