{"product_id":"the-essential-petrarch-by-petrarch-9781603842884","title":"The Essential Petrarch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA judicious selection of the varied writings of the great humanist, translated from both Latin and Italian. The introduction is admirably structured, clear and coherent, and presents Petrarch to the reader without didacticism or oversimplification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is valuable to have some of his most important letters, including a verse epistle. Hainsworth has a light editorial touch and has deliberately omitted some of the more ponderous works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, a luminous portrait of the 'father of humanism'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Essential Petrarch\u003c\/em\u003e offers readers an insightful collection of Petrarch's works, with a commendable introduction by David Marsh from Rutgers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599421751532,"sku":"9781603842884","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e41f4adf14e04c161d8f4627211d8f52.jpg?v=1778023251","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-essential-petrarch-by-petrarch-9781603842884","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}