1. Ren. Doc 2 Petrarch
A,B,C

2. How relate Humanism to religion?
A. Francisco Petrarch (excerpts from Petrarch’s letter to friend and fellow humanist, Boccaccio)
How relate Humanism to religion?
The smart people we want to copy, devoted lives to pursuit of knowledge
Their (religious icons) secular learning was NOT a bad thing
Uneducated people can be pious, yes of course
Secular learning does not hinder one path to religious knowledge
Ignorance of knowledge is creating laziness
The goal of people (I assume to get to heaven) is the same but the means are important (glorious)
Raise me an uneducated holy saint/person, I will better it with an educated more holy person—Boom.

3. Humanism advantages?
Facilitate life, diminishes death, excites virtue
Study will enliven a healthy mind/intellect
People that we admire did this
Uneducated will only partially achieve goals

4. B. Petrarch, An excerpt from a “A letter to posterity
Why the letter?
Believes he will be important that he should be someone the future/you studies
You may not know me (but you probably will, AND you will want to know about me). Trying to make sure you do know him—fame important— Individuality!!!

5. Very confident/conceited Wants you to know:
Personality?
Very confident/conceited
Wants you to know:
He is a humanist scholar, more lit than poetry
Antiquity—where it is at Humanism “own age “repelled him” Historical consciousness!!!
Wants to live in the past
History great as he looks at many sides of an argument and arrives at own judgement, individuality, or accepts the wisdom of the past great writers, Humanism

6. C. Petrarch, Excerpt: Laura Love Sonnets
Humanism
Focusing on now— Secularism
Focus on love— Materialism
Using education to create something new— humanism/individuality
This in not about Laura– “I, me, my” 6 times; you/your 2 times