My Secret Book (The I Tatti Renaissance Library)
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| Management number | 231922877 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$12.07 | Model Number | 231922877 | ||
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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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0674003462 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0674003460 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Dimensions | 5.25 x 0.8 x 8 inches |
| Item Weight | 14.7 ounces |
| Print length | 304 pages |
| Book 72 of 101 | The I Tatti Renaissance Library |
| Publication date | June 13, 2016 |
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