Petrarch's Secret; or, the Soul's Conflict with Passion by Francesco Petrarca
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"Petrarch's Secret; or, the Soul's Conflict with Passion" by Francesco Petrarca is a trilogy of dialogues in Latin written between 1342 and 1353. In this deeply personal work, Petrarch examines his faith through imagined conversations with Saint Augustine, who challenges him on his devotion to earthly love and poetic fame. Augustine argues these passions bind Petrarch's will and prevent him from embracing God fully. The work reflects Petrarch's struggle to reconcile his
Renaissance humanism with Christian faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Draper, William H., 1855-1933 |
| LoC No. | 12003826 |
| Uniform Title | Secretum. English |
| Title |
Petrarch's Secret; or, the Soul's Conflict with Passion Three Dialogues Between Himself and S. Augustine |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretum_(book) |
| Credits | Produced by Marc D'Hooghe |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Christian fiction |
| Subject | Christian saints -- Fiction |
| Subject | Imaginary conversations |
| Subject | Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Dialogues |
| Subject | Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Hippo (Extinct city) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 49450 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-49450-0 |
| Release Date | Jul 16, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1448 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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