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"Professor Ferguson presents a radio 'portrait' of the poet and scholar Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), selecting those themes in his life and work which account for his exceptional influence ...on the development of European culture. After a brief biographical introduction Professor Ferguson analyses the nature of the love poetry by which Petrarch is best known: its preoccupation not only with Laura, whom he loved for so long, but also with Christian and Platonic themes; his great significance as one of the early Humanists; his enthusiasm for classical antiquity and vital work in the preservation and transmission of certain classical manuscripts. "I see Petrarch", Professor Ferguson concludes, "as a man of the Middle Ages... steeped in religion and religious attitudes. But I see him, too, as a modern man... above all, as a man of the Renaissance..."
"Professor Ferguson presents a radio 'portrait' of the poet and scholar Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), selecting those themes in his life and work which account for his exceptional influence ...on the development of European culture. After a brief biographical introduction Professor Ferguson analyses the nature of the love poetry by which Petrarch is best known: its preoccupation not only with Laura, whom he loved for so long, but also with Christian and Platonic themes; his great significance as one of the early Humanists; his enthusiasm for classical antiquity and vital work in the preservation and transmission of certain classical manuscripts. "I see Petrarch", Professor Ferguson concludes, "as a man of the Middle Ages... steeped in religion and religious attitudes. But I see him, too, as a modern man... above all, as a man of the Renaissance..."
| Module code and title: | A201, Renaissance and Reformation |
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| Item code: | A201; 05 |
| Recording date: | 1971-07-26 |
| First transmission date: | 14-02-1971 |
| Published: | 1971 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:27 |
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| Producer: | Edward Hayward |
| Contributors: | John Ferguson; Stephen Murray |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Christian and Platonic Themes |
| Master spool number: | TLN30FM196J |
| Production number: | TLN30FM196J |
| Available to public: | no |
