The indeterminate self : writing, desire, and temporality in Petrarch's Rerum vulgarium fragmenta -- The crisis of the narrative self -- Petrarch's humanism and the ethics of care of the self -- Ovid, Augustine, and the limits of the ethics of care of the self.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this book, Gur Zak examines two central issues in Petrarch's works - his humanist philosophy and his concept of the self.
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Title
Petrarch's humanism and the care of the self.
International Standard Book Number
9780521114677
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Petrarca, Francesco,1304-1374-- Criticism and interpretation.