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Francis
Petrarch, trans. J. G. Nichols; foreword by Germaine Greer.
My
Secret
Book.
London: Hesperus,
2002.
100 Pages series.
xiv,113pp.
Paperback ISBN
1843910268.
Publisher's
recommended price £5.99
My
Secret Book
is a profound and intensely personal account of inner suffering and
mental
anguish penned by the man who is regarded as the first modern poet.
Deeply
troubled
by his struggle - and failure - to achieve spiritual perfection,
Petrarch
sought catharsis in the writing of a 'secret book'. Only here could he
pour out his innermost thoughts, frustrations and desires. Written in
the
form of a dialogue between himself and St Augustine, My Secret Book
wrestles with the universal themes of suffering, desire, fear and joy.
The result is a precious insight into Petrarch's life, world and
writing,
and a remarkable early example of self-revelation and autobiography.
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