Petrarch and St. Augustine: Classical Scholarship, Christian Theology and the Origins of the Renaissance in Italy by Alexander Lee

Petrarch and St. Augustine: Classical Scholarship, Christian Theology and the Origins of the Renaissance in Italy

Brill's Studies in Intellectual History #210

Alexander Lee

392 pages • first pub 2012 (view editions)

nonfiction history religion
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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...

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