Petrarch and St. Augustine
| Author | : Alexander Lee |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 393 |
| Release | : 2012-03-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004224032 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004224033 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (033 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Petrarch and St. Augustine by : Alexander Lee
Download or read book Petrarch and St. Augustine written by Alexander Lee and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the familiar view of Francesco Petrarca as the ‘father of humanism’, this book offers a comprehensive re-interpretation of Petrarch’s debt to the theology of St. Augustine, and advances a provocative new reading of the development of humanism in Italy.