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Alexander Lee

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

English · Hardback

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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.

Product details

Authors	Alexander Lee
Publisher	Brill

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	02.03.2012

EAN	9789004224032
ISBN	978-90-04-22403-2
No. of pages	392
Dimensions	160 mm x 239 mm x 18 mm
Weight	499 g
Series	Brill's Studies in Intellectua
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)

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