The Earthly Republic
Italian Humanists on Government and Society

Benjamin G. Kohl and Ronald G. Witt, Editors

1978 | 352 pages | Cloth $33.95 | Paper $29.95
History | Philosophy | Political Science
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Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
General Introduction
—Benjamin G. Kohl and Ronald G. Witt

Francesco Petrarca
Introduction
—Benjamin G. Kohl
How a Ruler Ought to Govern His State
—Translated by Benjamin G. Kohl

Coluccio Salutati
Introduction
—Ronald G. Witt
Letter to Peregrino Zambeccari
—Translated by Ronald G. Witt
Letter to Caterina di messer Vieri di Donatino d'Arezzo
—Translated by Ronald G. Witt

Leonardo Bruni
Introduction
—Ronald G. Witt
Panegyric to the City of Florence
—Translated by Benjamin G. Kohl