The Secret - Softcover

Petrarch, Francesco; Petrarca, Francesco; Quillen, Carol E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312154380 ISBN 13: 9780312154387

Publisher: Bedford/st Martins, 2003

Synopsis

One of the great poets of the 14th century, Italian scholar Francesco Petrarch is also regarded as the father of the humanist movement. The Secret, Petrarch€™s autobiographical treatise translated here from the Latin, represents a "humanist manifesto" central to understanding European culture during the early modern period. Carol Quillen€™s introductory essay to this volume illuminates the development of humanist practices, Petrarch€™s role in the dissemination of humanist ideas, the importance of The Secret as a humanist text, and the enduring historical significance of the humanist tradition in Western thought and culture. Also included are several illustrations, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and questions for consideration.

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About the Author:

CAROL E. QUILLEN (Ph.D., Princeton University) is associate professor of history at Rice University and currently holds an I Tatti fellowship from Harvard University's Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy. The author of Rereading the Renaissance: Petrarch, Augustine, & the Language of Humanism (1998), her work focuses on early modern European history, European intellectual history, and feminist theory.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/st Martins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312154380
• ISBN 13: 9780312154387
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 178