First Advisor

Susan Karant-Nunn

Term of Graduation

Summer 1974

Date of Publication

8-9-1974

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (M.A.) in History

Department

History

Language

English

Subjects

Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)

DOI

10.15760/etd.2141

Physical Description

1 online resource (3, 91 pages)

Abstract

In the continuing debate among historians over the nature, if not the actual existence, of the Italian Renaissance, the life of Francesco Petrarch has played a major role. Petrarch was an outspoken critic and commentator on the state of fourteenth-century society. His opinions have been cited by all scholars interested in the origins of the "Renaissance Mind."

The concern of this paper will be to discuss the sources, development, and purpose of Petrarch's historical imagination. By tracing the course of Petrarch's life I have tried to expose the various factors bearing on his psychological development. His "exile" from Italy, early schooling in France and Italy, and political and literary associations provide us with the background. Analysis of Petrarch's literary creations--the books and letters--allow us to see his historical imagination in action.

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