Petrarch s Humanist Writing and Carthusian Monasticism

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Petrarch s Humanist Writing and Carthusian Monasticism
Author : Demetrio S. Yocum
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Publisher : Brepols Pub
Language : English
Release Date : 02 May 2024
ISBN : 2503544193
Pages : 307 pages
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Petrarch s Humanist Writing and Carthusian Monasticism by Demetrio S. Yocum Book PDF Summary

Of the long line of renowned and anti-scholastic intellectuals who were attracted to Carthusian circles, Petrarch was undoubtedly the first. By revealing the Carthusian imprint on Petrarch's thought as well as elements of Carthusian spirituality present in his texts, this book argues that Carthusianism was an essential component of Petrarch's Christian humanism and hermeneutics of the self.

Petrarch s Humanist Writing and Carthusian Monasticism

Of the long line of renowned and anti-scholastic intellectuals who were attracted to Carthusian circles, Petrarch was undoubtedly the first. By revealing the Carthusian imprint on Petrarch's thought as well as elements of Carthusian spirituality present in his texts, this book argues that Carthusianism was an essential component of Petrarch's

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