Based on the published and unpublished works he wrote during his career, it is clear that Patrizi's range of interests was quite broad, reflecting both the artistic, historical and literary influence Renaissance humanism continued to enjoy in scholarly circles during the sixteenth century as well as the emergence of a devotion to practical scientific and engineering issues on the part of many philosophers. A brief survey of his works amply reveals the scope of his concerns [see Bibliography]. Among his earliest publications was a collection of works which appeared at Venice in 1553, including his utopian “The Happy City” (La città felice), a dialogue on honor (Il Barignano) and a discourse on the diversity of poetic inspirations (Discorso della diversità de' furori poetici). He composed poetic works of his own. In 1560 he published his ten dialogues on history and, two years later, ten dialogues on rhetoric. He also engaged in exchanges on literary subjects with some of the leading authors of his day.