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'''''Africa''''' is an [[epic poetry|epic poem]] in [[Latin language|Latin]] by the 14th century [[Italy|Italian]] poet [[Petrarch]] (Francesco Petrarca). |
'''''Africa''''' is an [[epic poetry|epic poem]] in [[Latin language|Latin]] by the 14th century [[Italy|Italian]] poet [[Petrarch]] (Francesco Petrarca). The first drafts of ''Africa'' were written in the valley of [[Vaucluse]] after Petrarch's first visit to Rome in [[1337]]. A draft of the poem was completed by about 1343, but Petrarch continued to revise it, and the text was not made public until 1397, three decades after his death. It was dedicated to king [[Robert of Naples]], king of [[Sicily]]. It was first printed, as part of Petrarch's collected works, at [[Venice]] in 1501. Petrarch set great store by ''Africa'' but it was not particularly well-received and has been described as "unreadable" by modern critics. |
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It tells the story of the [[Second Punic War]], in which the [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] general [[Hannibal]] invaded Italy, but [[Roman Republic|Roman]] forces were eventually victorious after an invasion of north [[Africa]] led by [[Scipio Africanus]], the poem's hero. |
It tells the story of the [[Second Punic War]], in which the [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] general [[Hannibal]] invaded Italy, but [[Roman Republic|Roman]] forces were eventually victorious after an invasion of north [[Africa]] led by [[Scipio Africanus]], the poem's hero. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[[:la:Africa (Petrarca)|Outline of contents]] in the Latin Vicipaedia |
*[[:la:Africa (Petrarca)|Outline of contents]] in the Latin Vicipaedia |
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*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11778a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia] |
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*[http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3540 Literary Encyclopedia - Francesco Petrarch] |
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*[http://www3.sympatico.ca/liliane.caron/Petrarca/fpoeuvres_english.html Francis Petrarch (1304-1374) -- Literary works] |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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Revision as of 18:07, 7 January 2007
Africa is an epic poem in Latin by the 14th century Italian poet Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). The first drafts of Africa were written in the valley of Vaucluse after Petrarch's first visit to Rome in 1337. A draft of the poem was completed by about 1343, but Petrarch continued to revise it, and the text was not made public until 1397, three decades after his death. It was dedicated to king Robert of Naples, king of Sicily. It was first printed, as part of Petrarch's collected works, at Venice in 1501. Petrarch set great store by Africa but it was not particularly well-received and has been described as "unreadable" by modern critics.
It tells the story of the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy, but Roman forces were eventually victorious after an invasion of north Africa led by Scipio Africanus, the poem's hero.
External links
- Outline of contents in the Latin Vicipaedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Literary Encyclopedia - Francesco Petrarch
- Francis Petrarch (1304-1374) -- Literary works
Bibliography
- Petrarch's Africa tr. Thomas G. Bergin, Alice S. Wilson. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1977.