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That Petrarch very much does speak to our own age, and in these pages by Celenza, he finally gets a life of his own.' - Steve Donoghue, National  '[Petrarch] himself turned again and again in his writings to the flaws of humanity. Celenza exposes the Italian writer's flaws throughout his book, while simultaneously eliciting pity and respect. If Petrarch's a 'misunderstood' man, then this book makes us want to understand him, contradictions and all.' - Times Higher Education  'The entire book shines with Celenza's close attention to historical and philological detail, his superb textual and contextual analyses, and his deep understanding of how much Petrarch's legacy contributed to European cultural life. 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In his elegant and poetic style, Celenza combines reader-friendliness with scholarly sophistication and depth. 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