Project Gutenberg 2015-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 713 Petrarca, Francesco 1304 1374 Petrarch Petrarca, Franciscus Petrarch, Francesco Petrarcha, Franciscus Cosenza, Mario Emilio 1880 1966 Petrarch's Letters to Classical Authors 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) "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.) en Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 -- Correspondence Poets, Latin -- Correspondence PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 367130 367133 2024-09-20T05:47:44.046991 2023-09-20T15:41:44.323528 text/html text/html 360666 2015-01-03T04:07:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 191850 2015-01-03T04:07:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 236631 2024-09-20T05:47:51.331967 application/epub+zip 234734 2024-09-20T05:47:45.234997 application/epub+zip 234734 2024-09-20T05:47:44.634003 application/epub+zip 342103 2024-09-20T05:47:55.743964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292051 2024-09-20T05:47:50.692077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291562 2022-09-21T17:34:59.142705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299734 2024-09-20T05:47:43.139032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 299740 2015-01-03T04:07:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119049 2015-01-03T04:07:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18449 2024-09-20T05:47:56.275925 application/rdf+xml 16575 2024-09-20T05:47:44.739000 image/jpeg 3232 2024-09-20T05:47:44.685992 image/jpeg 194526 2024-09-20T05:47:44.076999 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia