My Secret Book (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Release date:	June 2016
Authors:	Francesco Petrarca
Editors:	Nicholas Mann
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-00346-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Latin
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
LSN:	0-674-00346-2
Barcode:	9780674003460

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