P. P. Vergerio the Elder. Republicanism and civic values in the work of an early humanist

Author: Robey, David
Title: P. P. Vergerio the Elder. Republicanism and civic values in the work of an early humanist
Review/Collection: "Past and Present", LVIII
Year edition: 1973
Pages: 3-37
Keywords: Biographie - Biografia - Biography, Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy, Histoire - Storia - History, Politique - Politica - Politics
Description: Vergerio's defense of Cicero against Petrarch's charge that Cicero abandoned the otium of his old age to involve himself in the wars of adolescents was motivated by Vergerio's own belief in the value of the vita activa civilis. It should not be thought, however, that Vergerio's defense reflects his own political views entirely. It is rather a literary defense of an ancient author whom Vergerio particularly admired. [APh]
Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/650255?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Author initials: Robey 1973