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Petrarch's Humanism and the Care of the Self Book

In this book, Gur Zak examines two central issues in Petrarch's works - his humanist philosophy and his concept of the self.Read More

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    In this book Gur Zak examines two central issues in Petrarch's works - his humanist philosophy and his concept of the self.

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    Petrarch was one of the founding fathers of Renaissance humanism, yet the nature and significance of his ideas are still widely debated. In this book, Gur Zak examines two central issues in Petrarch's works - his humanist philosophy and his concept of the self. Zak argues that both are defined by Petrarch's idea of care for the self. Examining his vernacular poetry and his Latin works from both literary and historical perspectives, Zak explores Petrarch's attempts to use writing as a spiritual exercise, how his spiritual techniques absorbed and transformed ancient and medieval traditions of writing, and the tensions that arose from his efforts to care for the self through writing.

  • 0521114675
  • 9780521114677
  • Zak Gur
  • 31 May 2010
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 200
  • 1
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