The Life Of Solitude

329 Pages·1924·4.728 MB·English

by  Francesco Petrarca

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THE LIFE OF SOLITUDE
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FRANCIS PETRARCH
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CONTENTS
PREFACE 13
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INTRODUCTION
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I. The Life Active and the Life Contemplative 25
II. Petrarch's Conception of the Life ofSolitude 55
A. Analysis ofthe DE VITA SOLITARIA 56
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B. De Rebus Memorandis and De Otio Re
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C. The Story ofVaucluse 70
III. The Communication of Self
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A. Self-Revelation in Petrarch's Writings
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B. Self-Realization in DeVita SOLITARIA
IV. Literary Form of De Vita SOLITARIA
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THE LIFE OF SOLITUDE 95
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FOREWORD 97
THE FIRST BOOK
The First TRACTATE - Introductory, noting certain
thingswhich contribute to the understanding of
what follows 105 ✓
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Chapter 1. What is needful for them that desire to enjoy quiet 105
Chapter 2. Of those whohave writtenin praise ofthe life of
solitude and whom the author in this work wished to im
itate 106
Chapter 3. Of the manner of treating the substance of this
work, and the differences betweena life of solitude and a
life spent in crowds 107
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