The Resource Petrarch's humanism and the care of the self, Gur Zak, (electronic resource)
Petrarch's humanism and the care of the self, Gur Zak, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- Petrarch was one of the founding fathers of Renaissance humanism, yet the nature and significance of his ideas are still widely debated. In this book, Gur Zak examines two central issues in Petrarch's works - his humanist philosophy and his concept of the self. Zak argues that both are defined by Petrarch's idea of care for the self. Overcome by a strong sense of fragmentation, Petrarch turned to the ancient idea that philosophy can bring harmony and wholeness to the soul through the use of spiritual exercises in the form of writing. Examining his vernacular poetry and his Latin works from both literary and historical perspectives, Zak explores Petrarch's attempts to use writing as a spiritual exercise, how his spiritual techniques absorbed and transformed ancient and medieval traditions of writing, and the tensions that arose from his efforts to care for the self through writing.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 179 pages)
- Contents
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- The indeterminate self : writing, desire, and temporality in Petrarch's Rerum vulgarium fragmenta
- The crisis of the narrative self
- Petrarch's humanism and the ethics of care of the self
- Ovid, Augustine, and the limits of the ethics of care of the self
- Isbn
- 9781107689596
- Label
- Petrarch's humanism and the care of the self
- Title
- Petrarch's humanism and the care of the self
- Statement of responsibility
- Gur Zak
- Title variation
- Petrarch's Humanism & the Care of the Self
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Petrarch was one of the founding fathers of Renaissance humanism, yet the nature and significance of his ideas are still widely debated. In this book, Gur Zak examines two central issues in Petrarch's works - his humanist philosophy and his concept of the self. Zak argues that both are defined by Petrarch's idea of care for the self. Overcome by a strong sense of fragmentation, Petrarch turned to the ancient idea that philosophy can bring harmony and wholeness to the soul through the use of spiritual exercises in the form of writing. Examining his vernacular poetry and his Latin works from both literary and historical perspectives, Zak explores Petrarch's attempts to use writing as a spiritual exercise, how his spiritual techniques absorbed and transformed ancient and medieval traditions of writing, and the tensions that arose from his efforts to care for the self through writing.--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- UkCbUP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1975-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Zak, Gur
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Petrarca, Francesco
- Petrarca, Francesco
- Humanism in literature
- Self in literature
- Humanists
- Label
- Petrarch's humanism and the care of the self, Gur Zak, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The indeterminate self : writing, desire, and temporality in Petrarch's Rerum vulgarium fragmenta -- The crisis of the narrative self -- Petrarch's humanism and the ethics of care of the self -- Ovid, Augustine, and the limits of the ethics of care of the self
- Control code
- CR9780511730337
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 179 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9781107689596
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)772458276
- Label
- Petrarch's humanism and the care of the self, Gur Zak, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The indeterminate self : writing, desire, and temporality in Petrarch's Rerum vulgarium fragmenta -- The crisis of the narrative self -- Petrarch's humanism and the ethics of care of the self -- Ovid, Augustine, and the limits of the ethics of care of the self
- Control code
- CR9780511730337
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 179 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9781107689596
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)772458276
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