Petrarch's Letters to Classical Authors by Francesco Petrarca
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47859.html.images | 359 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47859.epub3.images | 231 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47859.epub.noimages | 229 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47859.kf8.images | 334 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47859.kindle.images | 285 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47859.txt.utf-8 | 293 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/47859/pg47859-h.zip | 190 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
About this eBook
| Author | Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Cosenza, Mario Emilio, 1880-1966 |
| Title | Petrarch's Letters to Classical Authors |
| Note | Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Gary Rees, Ramon Pajares, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary | "Petrarch's Letters to Classical Authors" by Francesco Petrarca is a collection of correspondence written in the 14th century. This work encompasses a series of letters addressed to notable ancient thinkers such as Cicero, Seneca, and Vergil, reflecting Petrarch’s introspective and critical engagement with their ideas and lives. The central theme revolves around Petrarch's admiration for these classical figures while also addressing their flaws and the state of society during his own time, thus bridging the gap between the ancient and the Renaissance world. At the start of the collection, Petrarch introduces his letters with a preface discussing his extensive correspondence throughout his life. He expresses a deep connection with Cicero, especially upon discovering Cicero’s letters, which inspired him to write with a sense of familiarity despite the time gap. Petrarch critiqued Cicero's choices and life decisions, lamenting his involvement in political strife and suggesting that a philosopher's later years should be dedicated to reflection and peace rather than public quarrels. This sets the stage for a series of letters where Petrarch wields both admiration and critique, revealing not only his intellectual reverence for these classical authors but also his desire for moral reflection in their legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 -- Correspondence |
| Subject | Poets, Latin -- Correspondence |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 47859 |
| Release Date | Jan 3, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 650 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |