The Life Of Cola Di Rienzo
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The Life Of Cola Di Rienzo
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Author : Cola di Rienzo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Life Of Cola Di Rienzo written by Cola di Rienzo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Rome categories.
The Life Of Cola Di Rienzo
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Author : John Wright
language : en
Publisher: Pims
Release Date : 1975
The Life Of Cola Di Rienzo written by John Wright and has been published by Pims this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Revolutionaries categories.
"The Life of Cola di Rienzo is an anonymous eye-witness biography of Cola di Rienzo, a romantic visionary who led a popular revolution against the rapacious and tyrannical barons of medieval Rome. It vividly describes Cola's brief, tragi-comic reign as "Tribune" of a "restored Roman republic" in 1347, his subsequent pilgrimage to the imperial court at Prague and the papal court at Avignon, his return to Rome as Papal Senator in 1354, and his gruesome death at the hands of a Roman mob two months after his restoration. The chronicler paints a memorable picture of the squalor, the degradation, and the unquenchable vainglory of medieval Rome, presenting us with a clear-eyed, though at times gleefully malicious, view of his protagonists, both noble and ignoble. Terrifying at times and hilariously obscene at others, yet always fascinating, The Life of Cola di Rienzo is here offered in a complete translation for the English-speaking reader."--
The Life Of Cola Di Rienzo
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Author : Alberto Maria Ghisalberti
language : en
Publisher: PIMS
Release Date : 1975
The Life Of Cola Di Rienzo written by Alberto Maria Ghisalberti and has been published by PIMS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Life of Cola di Rienzo is an anonymous eye-witness biography of Cola di Rienzo, a romantic visionary who led a popular revolution against the rapacious and tyrannical barons of medieval Rome. It vividly describes Cola's brief, tragi-comic reign as "Tribune" of a "restored Roman republic" in 1347, his subsequent pilgrimage to the imperial court at Prague and the papal court at Avignon, his return to Rome as Papal Senator in 1354, and his gruesome death at the hands of a Roman mob two months after his restoration. The chronicler paints a memorable picture of the squalor, the degradation, and the unquenchable vainglory of medieval Rome, presenting us with a clear-eyed, though at times gleefully malicious, view of his protagonists, both noble and ignoble. The society he describes is wracked with poverty, violence and disease, and he is painfully aware of the great gulf separating it and the grandeur of ancient Rome; but he never abandons his high hopes for the possibilities of human heroism. The chronicler writes in the vigorous Romanesco dialect of medieval Italian; the naive surface of his style only partly conceals an astonishingly artful technique of narration, description, and characterization. Especially striking are his accounts of Cola's epic battle with the barons at the Tiburtine Gate, the execution of the Provencal adventurer Fra Morreale, and Cola's horrifying death. The Life of Cola di Rienzo, sometimes terrifying, sometimes hilariously obscene, always fascinating, is here offered for the first time in a complete translation for the English-speaking reader.
The Life Of Cola Di Rienzo Transl With An Introd By J Wright
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language : en
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Release Date : 1975
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The Life Of Cola Of Rienzo
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Author : John Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
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Vita Di Cola Di Rienzo Seconda Impressione Of The Work Previously Attributed To Tomao Fiortifiocca Etc With Portraits
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Author : Niccolò GABRINO DI RIENZI
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1631
Vita Di Cola Di Rienzo Seconda Impressione Of The Work Previously Attributed To Tomao Fiortifiocca Etc With Portraits written by Niccolò GABRINO DI RIENZI and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1631 with categories.
Apocalypse In Rome
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Author : Ronald G. Musto
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-05-29
Apocalypse In Rome written by Ronald G. Musto and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-29 with History categories.
On May 20, 1347, Cola di Rienzo overthrew without violence the turbulent rule of Rome’s barons and the absentee popes. A young visionary and the best political speaker of his time, Cola promised Rome a return to its former greatness. Ronald G. Musto’s vivid biography of this charismatic leader—whose exploits have enlivened the work of poets, composers, and dramatists, as well as historians—peels away centuries of interpretation to reveal the realities of fourteenth-century Italy and to offer a comprehensive account of Cola’s rise and fall. A man of modest origins, Cola gained a reputation as a talented professional with an unparalleled knowledge of Rome’s classical remains. After earning the respect and friendship of Petrarch and the sponsorship of Pope Clement VI, Cola won the affections and loyalties of all classes of Romans. His buono stato established the reputation of Rome as the heralded New Jerusalem of the Apocalypse and quickly made the city a potent diplomatic and religious center that challenged the authority—and power—of both pope and emperor. At the height of Cola’s rule, a conspiracy of pope and barons forced him to flee the city and live for years as a fugitive until he was betrayed and taken to Avignon to stand trial as a heretic. Musto relates the dramatic story of Cola’s subsequent exoneration and return to central Italy as an agent of the new pope. But only weeks after he reestablished his government, he was slain by the Romans atop the Capitoline hill. In his exploration, Musto examines every known document pertaining to Cola’s life, including papal, private, and diplomatic correspondence rarely used by earlier historians. With his intimate knowledge of historical Rome—its streets and ruins, its churches and palaces, from the busy Tiber riverfront to the lost splendor of the Capitoline—he brings a cinematic flair to this fascinating historical narrative.
Cola Di Rienzo
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-31
Cola Di Rienzo written by Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-31 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading "Hail then our Camillus, our Brutus, our Romulus! Or if you prefer to be addressed by some other name hail author of Roman liberty, of Roman peace, of Roman tranquility. The present age owes you the fact that it will die in liberty; posterity will owe you the fact that it is conceived in liberty." - Petrarch in a letter to Cola di Rienzo In the wake of the Roman Empire's collapse, Italy found itself fractured, and nearly 1,000 years after Rome lost its grip in the late 5th century, there were several sovereign regional powers on the peninsula, such as Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States, and Naples. Centuries of conflict ensued, precipitating great anxiety among Western thinkers, and Italians responded to the fragmentation of the area in many ways. While local leaders often maintained rivalries or alliances in an attempt to increase their power, some always held on to the idea of reestablishing the Roman Empire, a concept that had compelled rulers as far back as Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great to attempt to conquer the entire peninsula. Among the Italians of the Middle Ages, the most famous - and controversial - man who sought to unify Italy was, somewhat fittingly, a Roman. Cola di Rienzo was a man whose life and actions have reverberated down the centuries, as his charismatic, yet unsuccessful dictatorship has spawned legends and comparisons with movements of later ages. His attempt to bring the greatness of Roman antiquity into the reality of the 14th century, the city's lowest point, is inspiring on its face. In 1938, Iris Origo saw how Cola was being used by her present era and noted that "within the last century Emperor, Communist and Fascist in turn have paid tribute to Cola di Rienzo as a kindred spirit or precursor. But historical parallels are deceptive. To measure a man of one century against a man of another is to see neither of them in the light of his own time..." This type of appropriation was explored in a documentary produced in 2000 for National Geographic, entitled Treasure Seekers in the Shadow of Ancient Rome, which explicitly used the lives of Cola di Rienzo and Benito Mussolini to discuss how individuals became enraptured by the greatness of Rome's past. By seeking to capture the essence of the "Idea of Rome," both leaders used those historical notions to bring about political movements in their own day. In part, this is why some historians today consider di Rienzo a proto-fascist figure, despite the fact he lived 600 years before fascism spread in earnest across Europe. Cola di Rienzo: The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Medieval Roman Who Attempted to Unify Italy looks at how the "tribune of Rome" rose in influence and power, his attempts to restore Rome's greatness and unify the peninsula in the process, and the lasting legacy he left behind. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Naples like never before.
The Life And Times Of Rienzi
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Author : Jean-Antoine Du Cerceau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1836
The Life And Times Of Rienzi written by Jean-Antoine Du Cerceau and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1836 with Rome (Italy) categories.
Rienzo
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Author : Victor Fleischer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
Rienzo written by Victor Fleischer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with categories.