Vera Amicitia: Classical Notions of Friendship in Renaissance Thought and Culture

Contributor(s): Alyn Stacey, Sarah (Other), Piredda, Patrizia (Editor), Roick, Matthias (Editor)

ISBN: 9781800792074

Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers

Binding Types:

Paperback

$75.15

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$88.10 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$86.90 (100+ copies: $86.15)

List/retail price:

$75.15

Pub Date: December 13, 2021

Dewey: 809.031

LCCN: 2020057333

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.64" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 0.90 lbs) 288 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Court Cultures of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

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Description:

This book investigates the meanings of the notion of friendship in the Renaissance. Each chapter highlights how authors of the time both drew on Greek and Latin paradigms of friendship and created new ones in both the public and private spheres. Authors discussed include Machiavelli, Montaigne, Thomas More, Erasmus, and more.