Petrarch and St. Augustine
Petrarch and St. Augustine

Author: Alexander Lee

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-03-02

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9004226028

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Despite the high regard in which Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) held St. Augustine, scholars have been inclined to view Augustine’s impact on the content of Petrarch’s thought rather lightly. Wedded to the ancient classics, and prioritising literary imitation over intellectual coherence, Petrarch is commonly thought to have made inconsistent use of St. Augustine’s works. Adopting an entirely fresh approach, however, this book argues that Augustine’s early writings consistently provided Petrarch with the conceptual foundations of his approach to moral questions, and with a model for integrating classical precepts into a coherent Christian framework. As a result, this book offers a challenging re-interpretation of Petrarch’s humanism, and offers a provocative new interpretation of his role in the development of Italian humanism.

Petrarch's Secretum
Petrarch's Secretum

Author: Francesco Petrarca

Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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A trilogy of dialogues in Latin written by Petrarch sometime from 1347 to 1353, in which he examines his faith with the help of Saint Augustine, and "in the presence of The Lady Truth".

My Secret Book
My Secret Book

Author: Francesco Petrarca

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2016-06-13

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0674003462

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Petrarch was 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 reveals a remarkable self-awareness as he probes and evaluates the springs of his own morally dubious addictions to fame and love.

Augustine in the Italian Renaissance
Augustine in the Italian Renaissance

Author: Meredith J. Gill

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-05-12

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780521832144

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Examines facets of the relationship between Saint Augustine and the thinkers of the Italian Renaissance.

Petrarch's Secret; or, the Soul's Conflict with Passion
Petrarch's Secret; or, the Soul's Conflict with Passion

Author: Francesco Petrarca

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-10-20

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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"Petrarch's Secret; or, the Soul's Conflict with Passion: Three Dialogues Between Himself and S. Augustine" explores the inner struggles and conflicts of the soul through dialogues between the renowned poet Petrarch and Saint Augustine. This work delves into the complexities of human emotion and spirituality, making it a thought-provoking read for those interested in philosophical and theological discussions.

Rereading the Renaissance
Rereading the Renaissance

Author: Carol E. Quillen

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780472107353

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Rereading the Renaissance - a study of Petrarch's uses of Augustine - uses methods drawn from history and literary criticism to establish a framework for exploring Petrarch's humanism. Carol Everhart Quillen argues that the essential role of Augustine's words and authority in the expression of Petrarch's humanism is best grasped through a study of the complex textual practices exemplified in the writings of both men. She also maintains that Petrarch's appropriation of Augustine's words is only intelligible in light of his struggle to legitimate his cultural ideals in the face of compelling opposition. Finally, Quillen shows how Petrarch's uses of Augustine can simultaneously uphold his humanist ideals and challenge the legitimacy of the assumptions on which those ideals were founded.

Petrarch and St. Augustine
Petrarch and St. Augustine

Author: Alexander Lee

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-03-02

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 9004224033

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Challenging the familiar view of Francesco Petrarca as the ‘father of humanism’, this book offers a comprehensive re-interpretation of Petrarch’s debt to the theology of St. Augustine, and advances a provocative new reading of the development of humanism in Italy.

Petrarch and Boccaccio
Petrarch and Boccaccio

Author: Igor Candido

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 3110419580

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Die Buchreihe Mimesis präsentiert unter ihrem neuen Untertitel Romanische Literaturen der Welt ein innovatives und integrales Verständnis der Romania wie der Romanistik aus literaturwissenschaftlicher und kulturtheoretischer Perspektive. Sie trägt der Tatsache Rechnung, dass die faszinierende Entwicklung der romanischen Literaturen und Kulturen in Europa wie außerhalb Europas neue weltweite Dynamiken in Gang gesetzt hat, welche die großen Traditionen der Romania fortschreiben und auf neue Horizonte hin öffnen. In Mimesis kommt ein transareales, die europäische und die außereuropäische Welt romanischer Literaturen und Kulturen zusammendenkendes Verständnis der Romanistik zur Geltung, das über nationale wie disziplinäre Grenzziehungen hinweg die oft übersehenen Wechselwirkungen zwischen unterschiedlichen Traditions- und Entwicklungslinien in Europa und den Amerikas, in Afrika und Asien entfaltet. Im Archipel der Romanistik zeigt Mimesis auf, wie die dargestellte Wirklichkeit in den romanischen Literaturen der Welt die Tür zu einem vielsprachigen Kosmos verschiedenartiger Logiken öffnet.

Petrarch's Secret
Petrarch's Secret

Author: Petrarch

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-03-23

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781986772785

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Three Dialogues Between Petrarch and St. Augustine. The dialogue opens with Augustine chastising Petrarch for ignoring his own mortality and his fate in the afterlife by not devoting himself fully to God. Petrarch concedes that this lack of piety is the source of his unhappiness, but he insists that he cannot overcome it. The dialogue then turns to the question of Petrarch's seeming lack of free will, and Augustine explains that it is his love for temporal things (specifically Laura), and his pursuit of fame through poetry that "bind his will in adamantine chains". Petrarch's turn towards religion in his later life was inspired in part by Augustine's Confessions, and Petrarch imitates Augustine's style of self-examination and harsh self-criticism in Secretum. The ideas expressed in the dialogues are taken mostly from Augustine, particularly the importance of free will in achieving faith. Other notable influences include Cicero and other Pre-Christian thinkers.