Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), 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 "the private conflict of my thoughts," 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.
| ISBN: | 9780674003460 |
| Publication date: | 7th June 2016 |
| Author: | Francesco Petrarca |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | The I Tatti Renaissance Library |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets Medieval Western philosophy |
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), 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 "the private conflict of my thoughts," in the form of a dialogue between Franciscus and Augustinus in the presence of a beautiful woman, Truth personified.
My Secret Book features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets, Medieval Western philosophy
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My Secret Book was written by Francesco Petrarca and published by Harvard University Press
My Secret Book has 304 pages
Yes it is part of The I Tatti Renaissance Library series