My Secret Book (The I Tatti Renaissance Library)

My Secret Book (The I Tatti Renaissance Library)

Francesco Petrarca (1304â€“1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive literary Latin, the language of the Roman Empire, and Greco-Roman culture in general. My Secret Book (Secretum) records â€œthe private conflict of my thoughts,â€ in the form of a dialogue between Franciscus and Augustinus in the presence of a beautiful woman, Truth personified. The discussion reveals remarkable self-awareness as Petrarca probes and evaluates the springs of his own morally dubious addictions to Fame and Love.
Country USA
Brand Harvard University Press
Manufacturer Harvard University Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780674003460
ReleaseDate 2016-06-13

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