This book examines the life and political career of Albertino Mussato (1261-1329), a Paduan poet, historian and politician. Mussato was one of the first writers of the late medieval period to begin reviving classical Latin in his works.

Aislinn McCabe completed her doctoral studies in the Department of History and Centre for Neo-Latin Studies at University College Cork, Ireland. Her work has been presented at several conferences including the Social History Society Annual Conference (Lincoln, 2019), the Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies (Regina, 2018), and the Annual Neo-Latin Symposium (Cork, 2017). Aislinn was the recipient of the Irish Research Council's "Government of Ireland Fellowship" in 2015.

Chapter One: Mussato's World / Chapter Two: Mussato the Poet / Chapter Three: Mussato the Historian / Chapter Four: Mussato the Statesman / Chapter Five: Mussato the Dramatist