Jacopo Passavanti: The Mirror of True Penitence. Sherberg, Sherberg,**

Name: Jacopo Passavanti: The Mirror of True Penitence. Sherberg, Sherberg,**
Brand: University of Toronto Press

University of Toronto Press

Jacopo PassavantiThe Mirror of True Penitence\nAuthor(s): Michael Sherberg\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487563134, 978-1487563134\nSynopsis\nJacopo Passavanti: The Mirror of True Penitence presents a complete English translation of Jacopo Passavantis unfinished summa on penitence an essential yet often overlooked work of 14th-century religious thought. Based on his 1354 Lenten sermons at the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, this book organizes and expands Passavantis teachings into a structured guide on sin, confession, and repentance, making them accessible beyond the fleeting moment of oral delivery.\n\n Written in vernacular Italian rather than Latin, this work reflects the growing importance of Tuscan as a literary and intellectual language, placing Passavanti among the key figures shaping Florences cultural evolution. His clear, engaging prose blends medieval Scholasticicism with .