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Secretum (De secreto conflictu curarum mearum, translated as The Secret or My Secret Book) is a trilogy of dialogues in Latin written by Petrarch sometime from 1347 to 1353, in which he examines his faith with the help of Saint Augustine, and "in the presence of The Lady Truth". Secretum was not circulated until some time after Petrarch's death, and was probably meant to be a means of self-examination more than a work to be published and read by others.

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  • El Secretum o De secreto conflictu mearum curarum es una obra en prosa latina compuesta en tres libros por Francesco Petrarca. Escrito entre 1347 y 1353, y revisado posteriormente, es un diálogo imaginario, entre el propio poeta y San Agustín, en presencia de una mujer que simboliza la Verdad. En él hace un examen de conciencia personal, ya que aborda temas cercanos al poeta y no fue diseñado para la divulgación (de ahí el título), sino como reflejo de sus inquietudes espirituales.​ (es)
  • Secretum (De secreto conflictu curarum mearum, translated as The Secret or My Secret Book) is a trilogy of dialogues in Latin written by Petrarch sometime from 1347 to 1353, in which he examines his faith with the help of Saint Augustine, and "in the presence of The Lady Truth". Secretum was not circulated until some time after Petrarch's death, and was probably meant to be a means of self-examination more than a work to be published and read by others. The dialogue opens with Augustine chastising Petrarch for ignoring his own mortality and his fate in the afterlife by not devoting himself fully to God. Petrarch concedes that this lack of piety is the source of his unhappiness, but he insists that he cannot overcome it. The dialogue then turns to the question of Petrarch's seeming lack of free will, and Augustine explains that it is his love for temporal things (specifically Laura), and his pursuit of fame through poetry that "bind his will in adamantine chains". Petrarch's turn towards religion in his later life was inspired in part by Augustine's Confessions, and Petrarch imitates Augustine's style of self-examination and harsh self-criticism in Secretum. The ideas expressed in the dialogues are taken mostly from Augustine, particularly the importance of free will in achieving faith. Other notable influences include Cicero and other Pre-Christian thinkers. Secretum can be seen as an attempt by Petrarch to reconcile his Renaissance humanism and admiration of the classical world with his Christian faith. Especially important are his rejection of love for temporal things not because it is a sin, but because it prevents him from knowing the eternal, a position that resembles classical philosophy far more than the contemporary Christian theology. Classical writers are also regarded as sources of authority supporting Christianity, and Secretum quotes them more frequently than scripture. (en)
  • Secretum of De secretu conflictu mearum curarum is een driedelig Latijns prozawerk van Francesco Petrarca, geschreven tussen 1347 en 1353. In het boek voert Petrarca een imaginaire dialoog met Augustinus in de aanwezigheid van "de vrouwe Waarheid". Het boek werd pas na zijn dood gepubliceerd, en was waarschijnlijk eerder bedoeld als een methode tot zelfbeschouwing dan als een werk dat gepubliceerd en door anderen gelezen zou worden. Augustinus opent de dialoog door Petrarca ervan te beschuldigen dat hij zijn eigen sterfelijkheid en zijn lot in het hiernamaals negeert door zich niet geheel aan God te wijden. Petrarca geeft toe dat zijn gebrek aan vroomheid de bron is van zijn ongelukkigheid, maar zegt stellig dat hij die niet kan overwinnen. Vervolgens spreken ze over Petrarca's schijnbare gebrek aan vrije wil, en Augustinus legt uit dat het zijn liefde voor wereldlijke zaken (vooral Laura), en zijn streven naar roem door de poëzie is die zijn wil bindt. (nl)
  • Il Secretum o De secreto conflictu curarum mearum ("Riguardo al segreto conflitto delle mie angosce"; è il titolo, non d'autore, tratto dalla frase finale dell'opera) è un'opera in prosa latina scritta da Francesco Petrarca. (it)
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  • El Secretum o De secreto conflictu mearum curarum es una obra en prosa latina compuesta en tres libros por Francesco Petrarca. Escrito entre 1347 y 1353, y revisado posteriormente, es un diálogo imaginario, entre el propio poeta y San Agustín, en presencia de una mujer que simboliza la Verdad. En él hace un examen de conciencia personal, ya que aborda temas cercanos al poeta y no fue diseñado para la divulgación (de ahí el título), sino como reflejo de sus inquietudes espirituales.​ (es)
  • Il Secretum o De secreto conflictu curarum mearum ("Riguardo al segreto conflitto delle mie angosce"; è il titolo, non d'autore, tratto dalla frase finale dell'opera) è un'opera in prosa latina scritta da Francesco Petrarca. (it)
  • Secretum (De secreto conflictu curarum mearum, translated as The Secret or My Secret Book) is a trilogy of dialogues in Latin written by Petrarch sometime from 1347 to 1353, in which he examines his faith with the help of Saint Augustine, and "in the presence of The Lady Truth". Secretum was not circulated until some time after Petrarch's death, and was probably meant to be a means of self-examination more than a work to be published and read by others. (en)
  • Secretum of De secretu conflictu mearum curarum is een driedelig Latijns prozawerk van Francesco Petrarca, geschreven tussen 1347 en 1353. In het boek voert Petrarca een imaginaire dialoog met Augustinus in de aanwezigheid van "de vrouwe Waarheid". Het boek werd pas na zijn dood gepubliceerd, en was waarschijnlijk eerder bedoeld als een methode tot zelfbeschouwing dan als een werk dat gepubliceerd en door anderen gelezen zou worden. (nl)
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