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The Life of Solitude (Paperback)
Francesco Petrarch; Translated by Jacob Zeitlin; Edited by Scott H Moore
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R1,211
Discovery Miles 12 110
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Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch, 1304–1374) is universally regarded
as one of the greatest Italian poets and considered to be the
"Father of Renaissance Humanism." Petrarch is best known for his
poetry, and especially for his sonnets, composed in the vernacular
Italian dialect of his homeland. But Petrarch was also the author
of an extraordinary body of prose works in Latin, including
numerous books, essays, and volumes of his letters, which, with
Cicero as his model, he collected, edited, and preserved for
posterity. Included among these Latin prose works is The Life of
Solitude ( De vita solitaria), which Petrarch began during Lent of
1346, and then sent in 1366—after twenty years of reflection,
addition, and correction—to its dedicatee. Book I contains an
argument for why a life of solitude and contemplation is superior
to a busy life of civic obligation and commerce. Book II contains a
long enumeration of exemplars of the solitary life drawn from
history and literature (and occasionally mythology). Included in
Book II are provocative digressions on whether one has an
obligation to serve a tyrant and on the failures of contemporary
monarchs to recover the holy sites in the East. Petrarch's solitary
life is not an apology for monastic solitude. On the contrary, it
contains a strong defense of friendship, the pursuit of virtue, and
the roles that both secular and religious literature and philosophy
play in human flourishing. This updated edition of Jacob Zeitlin's
1924 English translation restructures and numbers the text to make
it consistent with the best available scholarly editions of De vita
solitaria. The volume includes a new introduction by Scott H.
Moore, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Great Texts and
Assistant Director of the University Scholars Program at Baylor
University, which situates Petrarch and the text within the larger
traditions of virtue ethics, renaissance humanism, and reflections
on the solitary life.
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The Life of Solitude (Hardcover)
Francesco Petrarch; Translated by Jacob Zeitlin; Edited by Scott H Moore
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R1,469
Discovery Miles 14 690
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch, 1304–1374) is universally regarded
as one of the greatest Italian poets and considered to be the
"Father of Renaissance Humanism." Petrarch is best known for his
poetry, and especially for his sonnets, composed in the vernacular
Italian dialect of his homeland. But Petrarch was also the author
of an extraordinary body of prose works in Latin, including
numerous books, essays, and volumes of his letters, which, with
Cicero as his model, he collected, edited, and preserved for
posterity. Included among these Latin prose works is The Life of
Solitude ( De vita solitaria), which Petrarch began during Lent of
1346, and then sent in 1366—after twenty years of reflection,
addition, and correction—to its dedicatee. Book I contains an
argument for why a life of solitude and contemplation is superior
to a busy life of civic obligation and commerce. Book II contains a
long enumeration of exemplars of the solitary life drawn from
history and literature (and occasionally mythology). Included in
Book II are provocative digressions on whether one has an
obligation to serve a tyrant and on the failures of contemporary
monarchs to recover the holy sites in the East. Petrarch's solitary
life is not an apology for monastic solitude. On the contrary, it
contains a strong defense of friendship, the pursuit of virtue, and
the roles that both secular and religious literature and philosophy
play in human flourishing. This updated edition of Jacob Zeitlin's
1924 English translation restructures and numbers the text to make
it consistent with the best available scholarly editions of De vita
solitaria. The volume includes a new introduction by Scott H.
Moore, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Great Texts and
Assistant Director of the University Scholars Program at Baylor
University, which situates Petrarch and the text within the larger
traditions of virtue ethics, renaissance humanism, and reflections
on the solitary life.
This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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Select Prose; (Paperback)
Robert Southey, Jacob Zeitlin
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R964
R809
Discovery Miles 8 090
Save R155 (16%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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