Francesco Petrarca and the Parameters of Historical Research

Although scholars in the first two generations of humanism wrote the histories drawing heavily on ancient Roman sources, Petrarca was the first humanist historian to focuses on the history of ancient Roma. Because he was also the earliest to approach ancient Romans as historically conditioned human...

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Main Author:	Ronald Witt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:	Religions
Subjects:	humanist historiography historical perspective Dark Ages secularization
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/3/3/699

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spelling	doaj-e35e76367d3b471e818d8b8b2cf7044f2020-11-24T23:55:28ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442012-08-013369970910.3390/rel3030699rel3030699Francesco Petrarca and the Parameters of Historical ResearchRonald Witt0William B. Hamilton Professor of History (emeritus), Duke University, 129 Carr Building, Campus Box 90719, Durham, NC 27708-0719, USAAlthough scholars in the first two generations of humanism wrote the histories drawing heavily on ancient Roman sources, Petrarca was the first humanist historian to focuses on the history of ancient Roma. Because he was also the earliest to approach ancient Romans as historically conditioned human beings, he was able to see the achievements of the Romans in historical perspective. At the same time he was unable to separate mythology from history and acknowledged the effect of divine and diabolical forces on the course of human events.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/3/3/699humanist historiographyhistorical perspectiveDark Agessecularization
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description	Although scholars in the first two generations of humanism wrote the histories drawing heavily on ancient Roman sources, Petrarca was the first humanist historian to focuses on the history of ancient Roma. Because he was also the earliest to approach ancient Romans as historically conditioned human beings, he was able to see the achievements of the Romans in historical perspective. At the same time he was unable to separate mythology from history and acknowledged the effect of divine and diabolical forces on the course of human events.
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Francesco Petrarca and the Parameters of Historical Research

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