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Vida U Obra de Petrarca

Vida U Obra de Petrarca

Rico, Francisco

Paperback

Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatu, Book 160

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 0807891606
ISBN13: 9780807891605
Publisher: Univ Of North Carolina Pr
Published: Jan 1 1975
Pages: 590
Weight: 1.89
Height: 1.32 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: Spanish
With Vida u Obra de Petrarca, Dr. Francisco Rico questions whether the traditional biography of Petrarch is a product of the real life of the author, or from the critical understanding of his work. In this volume, he analyzes the environment and periodization of the Secretum, relocating its date of publication. It has long been assumed that the Secretum -- composed of three dialogues in which Augustine, in the presence of Truth tries to persuade Francis to seek spiritual perfection -- reflects a spiritual crisis on the part of the author. This is the supposition that Dr. Rico calls into question. This comprehensive, Spanish-language study opens the way for a more realistic interpretation of both the works and motivations of Petrarch.

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