Title: Petrarch's humanist writing and Carthusian monasticism
Description: Of the long line of renowned and anti-scholastic intellectuals who were attracted to Carthusian circles, Petrarch was undoubtedly the first. By revealing the Carthusian imprint on Petrarch's thought as well as elements of Carthusian spirituality present in his texts, this book argues that Carthusianism was an essential component of Petrarch's Christian humanism and hermeneutics of the self.
Subjects: Philosophy, Ethics, Spiritual life, Charterhouses, History, Humanism, Early works to 1800, Humanism, Religious, in literature, Catholic Church and humanism, Self, Christianity, Carthusians, Religious aspects
Places: Italy
People: Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)
Time periods: To 1500