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Despite the high regard in which Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) held St. Augustine, scholars have been inclined to view Augustine s impact on the content of Petrarch s thought rather lightly. Wedded to the ancient classics, and prioritising literary imitation over intellectual coherence, Petrarch is commonly thought to have made inconsistent use of St. Augustine s works. Adopting an entirely fresh approach, however, this book argues that Augustine s early writings consistently provided Petrarch with the conceptual foundations of his approach to moral questions, and with a model for integrating classical precepts into a coherent Christian framework. As a result, this book offers a challenging re-interpretation of Petrarch s humanism, and offers a provocative new interpretation of his role in the development of Italian humanism.
Genre: History / Renaissance (fancy, right?)
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