Analysis Of Augustine's Confessions By Petrarch

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Petrarch is modern because he says he climbed it for his own personal enjoyment and for god. In the reading it states “I admired every detail, now relishing earthly enjoyment, now lifting up my mind to higher spheres…” This is an example of where Petrarch talks about how he climbed ‘the windy peak’ for self fulfillment and to admire the sights all around. The line continues to say “...after the example of my body, and I thought it fit to look in the volume of Augustine's Confessions…” The quote shows how he sees that religion is also important for him. He also talks about all the things he sees at the top and how he enjoys to look at them. He talks about the rivers and the sea and how beautiful they look from the top.

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