| Description |
1 online resource (392 pages) |
| Series |
Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 210 |
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Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 210.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One A Question of Attribution; Chapter Two Stoicism and 'Augustinianism' in the Secretum; Chapter Three All in the Mind: Otium in the De Otio Religioso; Chapter Four The Hidden Life of Solitude; Chapter Five The Holy Passion of Friendship; Chapter Six Eloquence and Philosophy; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 -- Religion
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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 -- Influence
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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 |
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Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 |
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Humanism -- Italy -- History
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Renaissance -- Italy
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POETRY -- Continental European.
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Humanism.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Intellectual life.
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Religion.
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Renaissance.
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Italy -- Intellectual life.
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Italy.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011050680 |
| ISBN |
9789004226029 |
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9004226028 |
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1280126760 |
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9781280126765 |
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9004224033 |
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9789004224032 |
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9786613530622 |
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661353062X |
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