Vida u obra de Petrarca Volumen I: Lectura del Sectretum / I, Lectura del Secretum / por Francisco Rico. Lectura del Secretum / I,

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rico, Francisco, author.

Series:

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures. Essays ; no. 33.

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; no. 160.

University of North Carolina publications of the Department of Romance Languages.

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures. Essays ; number 33

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; number 160

Publications of the Department of Romance Languages, University of North Carolina

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374. Secretum.

Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (594 pages).

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4696-4725-7

OCLC:

1082876735