Deeply troubled by his struggle - and failure - to achieve spiritual perfection, Petrarch sought catharsis in the writing of a 'secret book'. Only here could he pour out his …
Life of Dante is a fascinating and hugely important literary work both in terms of the revelations it provides into the lives and thoughts of two great Italian men, and also as an …
A charismatic warlord of the early fourteenth century, Castruccio Castracani came from humble beginnings as a foundling, and ended his life as ruler of Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia and …
