Secretum

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Secretum is a semi-autobiographical philosophical dialogue by Francesco Petrarca in which he examines his inner spiritual and moral struggles through a conversation with Saint Augustine.

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instanceOf literary work ⓘ
philosophical dialogue ⓘ
semi-autobiographical work ⓘ
addresses attachment to earthly love ⓘ
attachment to worldly glory ⓘ
fear of death ⓘ
neglect of God ⓘ
alsoKnownAs De secreto conflictu curarum mearum ⓘ
Secretum meum ⓘ
approximateDateWritten between 1342 and 1353 ⓘ
author Francesco Petrarca ⓘ
Petrarch ⓘ
linked to: Francesco Petrarca
authorNationality Italian ⓘ
circulation not published by author in his lifetime ⓘ
contains autobiographical elements ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
dateWritten 14th century ⓘ
featuresCharacter Truth ⓘ
genre dialogue ⓘ
philosophical literature ⓘ
influencedBy Christian theology ⓘ
Confessions (Saint Augustine) ⓘ
Saint Augustine ⓘ
linked to: Augustine of Hippo
intendedAudience private readership ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literarySignificance early example of psychological self-analysis in European literature ⓘ
important work of Renaissance introspection ⓘ
mainCharacter Francesco Petrarca ⓘ
Saint Augustine ⓘ
linked to: Augustine of Hippo
movement Renaissance humanism ⓘ
narrativeMode dialogue between Petrarch and Augustine ⓘ
originalLanguage Latin ⓘ
period Early Renaissance ⓘ
linked to: Renaissance
philosophicalTradition Augustinian thought ⓘ
Christian humanism ⓘ
setting imaginary dialogue ⓘ
structure three books ⓘ
subjectMatter Petrarch's inner life ⓘ
Petrarch's moral failings ⓘ
Petrarch's spiritual doubts ⓘ
theme conflict between earthly love and Christian piety ⓘ
conscience ⓘ
human weakness ⓘ
inner spiritual struggle ⓘ
moral self-examination ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
titleLanguage Latin ⓘ
workFocus reconciliation of classical ideals with Christian faith ⓘ

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