Product Description: Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) was one of the most important figures in Italian Renaissance literature, and certainly the most controversial. Condemned by some as a pornographer, his infamy was due largely to his use of explicit sexuality and the vulgar tongue of ordinary speech in much of his work...read more

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The Creator recounts how He made the world to provide Himself with company, describes His relationships with notable and ordinary individuals throughout history, and reveals how human beings never cease to surprise Him

Prints 2 short stories, 3 novellas, and a 'Nocturne' to establish D'Annunzio's claim to be a writer as well as a public figure

Book by Brelich, Mario

The author re-examines Galileo's trial for heresy in 1633 on the basis of a previously unknown Vatican document that condemned him for his advocacy of atomism, which was perceived as a threat to Catholic Eucharistic doctrine

Product Description: Simone Weil: A Life