INDEX


Abelard, 19 n., 152
Acedia, 429 sqq.
Æneid, allegorical significance of,
as viewed by Petrarch, 233 sqq., 438
Africa, Petrarch's epic, 23, 274 sq.;
first conceived, 70;
submitted and dedicated to Robert of Naples, 72;
work resumed upon, 74 and n., 450 sqq.
"Age of despots," 107, 332
Agrippa, Marcus, 303
Aix-la-Chapelle, 300 sq.
Allegorical significance of the Æneid, 233 sqq., 438
Allegory, Petrarch's mediæval conceptions of, 233 sq., 261 sq., 438.
Ancient views of life, 227
Ancisa, 65
Annotations, Petrarch's, 29, 33, 437
Anthony, St., 318
Antidotes for Good and Evil Fortune, 22;
dedicated to Azzo di Correggio, 110
Antiquity, Petrarch's love for, 64
Archia, Pro, Petrarch's discovery of, 345
Ardennes, Forest of, 305
Arezzo, 61, 138 and n.
Aristotelians, Petrarch attacks, 39 sq.
Aristotle, Ethics of, 35, 40;
authority of, in Middle Ages, 37 sq.;
works of, brought to Western Europe, 38;
Petrarch's opinion of, 37 sqq., 219 sq., 237;
on origin of poetry, 262
Arno, 138
Arnold, Matthew, his view of fame, 404
Arquà, 128
Astrologers, 42 sq.
Augustine, St., 317, 321 sq.;
interlocutor in Petrarch's Secret, 18, 93 sqq., 415 sqq.;
influence of his teaching, 92 and n.;
Petrarch's spiritual guide, 92, 280 sq.;
his opinion of Plato quoted, 282
Augustus, Cæsar, 59, 321, 447
Autobiography, Petrarch's, 65 sqq., 76, 413 sqq.
Autograph-mongers, 52
Averroes, 212, 214 sqq., 383
Averroists, Petrarch's rencontre with, 211 sqq., 214 sqq., 215 n.
Avignon, 79 sq.;
seat of papal court, 65, 85 sqq.;
Petrarch's removal to, 65;
his dislike of, 69;
description of, 86 sq.;
removal from, 119
Azzo di Correggio, 83, 107 sqq., 110

Babylonish Captivity, 65 sq., 85 sq.
Basle edition of Petrarch's works, iv., 21 n., 115
Benedict, St., 393
Benefices, 83 sq., 110 sq.
Bergamo, goldsmith of, 169 sqq.;
Petrarch's visit to, 173 sqq.;
Best Form of Government, The, Petrarch's, 127
Boccaccio, Giovanni, Petrarch's first meeting with, 115, 189 sq.;
Petrarch's estimate of, 206 sqq.;
his letters to Petrarch, 158;
his library, 394 sq.;
his complaints, 395 sq.;
visits Petrarch at Venice, 287, n. 3;
embassy of, to Avignon, 320;
burns his Italian verses, 199 sqq.;
forewarned of approaching death, 387 sqq.;
bidden to renounce literature, 388 sqq.;
would persuade Petrarch to give up work, 457 sqq.;
possible author of letter from shade of Homer, 295 n.
Boëthius, 321, 322 and notes 1, 2
Bologna, 66;
Petrarch studies at, 81;
one student of Homer at, 259
Bologna, Giovanni Andrea di, 279 n.;
ignorance of, rebuked, 279 sqq., 287, n. 1
Books, copying of, in the Middle Ages, 26 sqq.
Bryce, James, 334
Burckhardt gives currency to idea of Renaissance, 6, 9

Canzoniere, Petrarch's, editions of, 23 sq.;
as an expression of Petrarch's thought, 15 sq., 231.
See also Sonnets
Capitol, the, Petrarch's address upon, 105 sq.
Capra, Henry, 172
Carpentras, Petrarch's schooling at, 66, 80 sq.
Carrara, Giacomo of, 75 and n., 114;
invites Petrarch to Padua, 74 sq.
Cato, 135
Charles IV., Emperor, his letter to Petrarch, 158;
campaign of, in Italy, 363, 364 and n.;
visits Italy, 369;
retreat from Italy, 376 sq.;
attitude of, toward Rienzo, 337;
his relations with Petrarch, 125, 376, 377 n.;
invites Petrarch to Prague, 386;
Petrarch's letter to, urging him to hasten to Italy, 361 sq.;
Petrarch's attitude toward, 358;
Petrarch accompanies him beyond Piacenza, 375.
See also Emperor
Charles the Great, 300
Children of Petrarch, 62 n.
Cicero, Petrarch's appreciation of, 229 sqq., 232;
Petrarch's views concerning character of, 147, 239 sqq., 244 sqq., 249 sqq.;
concerning works of, 135, 137, 141, 244, 247, 249 sqq., 282;
influence of, on Petrarch, 50, 141, 231, 330;
letters from Petrarch to, 239 sqq., 249 sqq.;
Petrarch discovers a portion of letters of, 111, 230 n., 239 n.;
copies a MS. of, 276 sqq.;
defends from supposed attack of Sidonius, 141 sqq.;
lost works of, 251;
Old Age of, 461
Classics, copies of, not uncommon in thirteenth century, 25;
neglect of, in Middle Ages, 25 sq., 228;
Petrarch's appreciation of, 228 sqq.
Coins, Roman, presented to the Emperor by Petrarch, 371 sq.
Cologne, Petrarch's visit to, 301 sqq.;
literary spirits in, 302;
cathedral of, 304
Colonna, see Colonnesi
Colonnesi, patrons of Petrarch, 67;
Giacomo Colonna befriends Petrarch, 67, 84;
takes him to Gascony, 68, 85;
Petrarch's premonition of death of, 44 sqq.;
Giovanni Colonna, Cardinal, 68, 70 sq.;
Stephano Colonna, 69
Coluccio Salutati, letters of, to Petrarch, 158
Commensal chaplain, Petrarch's position as, 68, n. 3
Confessions, Petrarch's, 18, 93, 412 sqq.
Confessions, of Augustine, 316 sq.
Convennevole, 80 sq., 103
Copyists, 151;
faithlessness of, 27 sq.;
scarcity of, 275 sq.
Coronation of Petrarch as poet, 101 sqq., 105;
importance of, 106 sq.;
origin of custom, 103 sq., 444 sq.
Correggio, family of, 73;
Azzo di, 83, 107 sqq.;
Petrarch's friendship for, 110
Correspondence, obstacles in way of, in Middle Ages, 51 sqq.
Correspondence, Petrarch's, divisions of, 153.
See also Letters
Critic, Petrarch recognised as a, 166
Critical editions of classics, absence of, in fourteenth century, 24 sq.
Criticism, want of, in Middle Ages, 35 sq.
Culex, 201

Dante, friend of Petracco, 181;
political views of, 333 sq.;
attitude toward Rome, 98 sq.;
on result of personal acquaintance, 407 n.;
on allegory, 234;
Petrarch disclaims all jealousy of, 178 sqq.;
eulogises, 181 sqq.;
Petrarch's estimate of, 175 sqq., 203
Death, Petrarch's, 128, 468 n.;
meditation on, 421 sqq.
Decameron, 191 sq.
Declamations of Seneca, 188
Defensor Pacis, 334
Despots, Petrarch's relations with, 107, 119 sqq.;
as patrons of the Humanists, 107, 360 sq., 435
Dialectic, Petrarch's attitude toward, 217, 221 sqq.
Dialecticians, 210, 217 sqq., 414
Diogenes, 220
Dionisio da Borgo San Sepolcro, 307 n.
Diplomatic missions of Petrarch, 124 sqq., 459 sqq.
Disease of writing, 164 sqq.
Display, Petrarch deprecates, 61
Divine Comedy, The, 175 sqq., 182 sqq.
See also Dante
Doctors fall to writing verses, 166
Dreams, Petrarch's view of, 43 sqq.
Dress, Petrarch's love of, 78 sq.;
indecent, of certain Italians, 465

Eclogues of Petrarch, 266, 268
Editing of Petrarch's letters, 155 sq.
See also Letters
Emperor, Petrarch's audience with, 370 sqq.;
viewed as a patron of literature, 360 sq.
See also Empire, and Charles IV.
Empire, the, Petrarch's conception of, 99, 333 sq.,
350 sqq., 353 and n. See also Rome
Ennius, 274, 461
Epicurus, 137
Epistolæ, de Rebus Familiaribus, 153;
de Rebus Senilibus, 154;
sine Titulo, 66 n., 154;
Variæ, 153 sq.
See also Letters
Erasmus, letters of, 55
Etymologies, mediæval, 35 sq.
Etymologies of Isidore of Seville, 36, 263
Eye-glasses, 60 and n.

Fame, impossibility of acquiring, during one's lifetime, 405 sqq.;
Petrarch's longing for, 18, 255, 404 sqq., 449 sqq.
"Fantastic," applied to Rienzo, 337, n. 1
Father, a, upbraids Petrarch for misleading his son, 164 sq.
Finibus, De, Cicero's, 221
Florentines, Petrarch's estimate of, 116 sq.;
Dante's view of, 117, n. 2;
offer Petrarch chair in their university, 115;
admirers of Petrarch among, 49;
students of Homer among, 259
Fountain of the Sorgue, 69, 265, 324, 342
Fracassetti, Giuseppe, iv., 155
France, Petrarch's visits to, 68, 125 sq., 460
Francesca, Petrarch's daughter, 62, n.
Francesco, Petrarch's grandson, 62, n.
Frederick II., his opinion of the Italians, 116
French popes, 85 sq.

Gaspary, 17
German emperors in Italy, 333
Germany, Petrarch visits, 68, 299 sq.
Ghent, 300
Gherardo, Petrarch's brother, 78 sq.;
his religious admonitions, 396 sqq.;
letter to, on the nature of poetry, 261 sqq.
Ghibelline views, 333
Giovanni Andrea di Bologna, 279 sqq., 287, n. 1
Giovanni, Petrarch's son, 62 n., 395 n.
Goldsmith of Bergamo, 169 sqq.
Grammarian of Vicenza, 243 sqq.
Grandes compagnies, 126, 331, n. 3
Greater Greece, 299
Greek literature, forgotten in Middle Ages, 9;
Petrarch's slight knowledge of, 34, sq., 237, 253
Greek studies in Petrarch's day, 253, n. 3
Greeks, Petrarch asserts inferiority of, to Latins, 299 sq.
Gregory the Great, 393;
condemns literature, 381
Griselda, story of, 191 sqq.;
effects of the tale, 195 sqq.
Guglielmo di Pastrengo, letters of, to Petrarch, 158

Hæmus, Mount, 308
Hannibal, 314, 321, 367
Hellenic influences in modern education, 237
Henry VII., 368
History, Petrarch's fondness for, 64
Holy Land, Petrarch describes the journey to, 297 sq.
Holy Roman Empire, 99, 333 sq., 350 sqq., 353 and n.
See also Rome
Homer, letter to, 253 sqq.;
Latin translation of, 253 sq.;
imitated by Virgil, 256 sqq., 293;
students of, in Italy in fourteenth century, 259 sq.
Humanism, origin of, 10 sq., 227;
furthered by Petrarch, 238 sq., 278 sqq.
Humanistic conditions, general in fourteenth century, 242, 250 sqq.,
259 sq., 275 sq., 279 sqq., 287 sqq.
Humanists, means of support of, 83

Ideals, conflict of, in Petrarch's mind, 91 sqq., 381 sqq., 413 sqq.
Illegitimate children of Petrarch, 62 n.
Innocent VI., 119
Isidore of Seville, 36, 263
Isocrates, 132 and n.
Itinerarium Syriacum, 297 sq.
Italian language, Petrarch's opinion of, 177 sq., 188, 197 sqq., 207 sq.;
Petrarch's reasons for giving up writing in, 183, 185 sqq., 207 sq.
Italian prose, none from Petrarch's pen, 50 sq.
Italian verses of Petrarch, 13 sqq., 79
Italy, disorder in, 331 sq., 385;
Petrarch's love for, 299

Jacques de Vitry, 93 and n.
Jerome, 264, 272, 392
John, King of France, 125, 460
John the Baptist, feast of, 301 sqq.
John of Salisbury, 223, n., 228, 467, n.
Journeys, frequency of Petrarch's, 84.
See also Travels
Jubilee of 1350, 114 sq.
Julius Cæsar, 352

"Lælius," 68, n. 2, 158
Lapo da Castiglionchio, letter to, 275 sqq.
Latin literature, renewed interest in, 10 sq.;
not unknown in Middle Ages, 228
Latin works of Petrarch, 21 sqq., 24;
editions of, 23;
well-nigh forgotten, 14 sq.
Laura, 61 sq. and n., 87 sqq., 94, 130 n., 315 and n.;
want of knowledge of, 90 and n. 2;
death of, 88;
genuineness of Petrarch's love for, 89 sqq., 439 sqq.
Laurel crown, the, Petrarch's desire for, 100 sq., 444 sq.;
his praise of, 106; invitations to receive, 70 sq., 100 sqq.,
offered by King Robert, 72; received at Rome, 73, 105 sq.
Law, Petrarch's study of, 66, 81; his attitude toward, 67, 82;
his use of, 82 sq.
Lawyers turn to writing verses, 166; conceit of, 410
Letters, Petrarch's character of, 50, 55; influence of, 238 sq.;