On the solitary life
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On the Solitary Life is a philosophical work by Petrarch that reflects on the virtues of solitude, contemplation, and withdrawal from worldly affairs in pursuit of a more spiritual and intellectual life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On the solitary life canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| advocates |
meditation on God
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retreat from public life ⓘ study of literature and philosophy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic spirituality
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monastic ideals ⓘ |
| author | Petrarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| criticizes |
excessive social distraction
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political life ⓘ worldly ambition ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian humanist literature
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moral treatise ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Christian spiritual literature on contemplation
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later humanist reflections on solitude ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
solitude as a path to virtue
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solitude as conducive to prayer ⓘ solitude as conducive to study ⓘ solitude as liberation from vice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian spirituality
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Christian monastic tradition ⓘ Stoic ethics ⓘ classical philosophy ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
contemplative life
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friendship with God ⓘ inner peace ⓘ intellectual life ⓘ spiritual life ⓘ virtues of solitude ⓘ withdrawal from worldly affairs ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
contemplative over active life
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inner freedom through withdrawal ⓘ reading as spiritual exercise ⓘ solitude as friendship with oneself ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| period | early Renaissance ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian humanism
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Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
educated Christian readers
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scholars and clerics ⓘ |
| workOf | Francesco Petrarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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