{"title":"Francesco Filelfo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancesco Filelfo\u003c\/strong\u003e offers readers a window into the classical world through works steeped in humanist tradition. His writings, such as \u003cem\u003eOdes\u003c\/em\u003e, reflect a deep engagement with the arts and culture of the Renaissance, blending poetic expression with scholarly insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of beauty, philosophy, and historical reflection, Filelfo's books invite readers to appreciate the enduring legacy of classical literature. They are essential for anyone drawn to the rich interplay between art and intellect in early modern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"odes-by-francesco-filelfo-9780674035638","title":"Odes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesco Filelfo (1398–1481), one of the great scholar-poets of the Italian Renaissance, was the principal humanist working in Lombardy in the middle of the Quattrocento and served as court poet to the Visconti and Sforza dukes of Milan. His long life saw him as busy with politics, diplomacy, and intrigue as with literature and scholarship, leaving him very often on the run from rival factions—and even from hired assassins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first Latin poet of the Renaissance to explore the expressive potential of Horatian meters, Filelfo adapted the traditions of Augustan literature to address personal and political concerns in his own day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOdes\u003c\/em\u003e, completed in the mid-1450s, constitute the first complete cycle of Horatian odes since classical antiquity and are a major literary achievement. Their themes include war, just rule, love, exile, patronage, and friendship as well as topical subjects like the plague's grim effects on Milan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the first publication of the Latin text since the fifteenth century and the first translation into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463954219244,"sku":"9780674035638","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674035638-odes.jpg?v=1775037315"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/francesco-filelfo.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}