The Art of Mourning: Autobiographical Writings on the Loss of a Son in Italian Humanist Thought (1400-1461)

The theory and practice of proffering consolation commanded a prominent place in humanist moral thought and literature. Reviving and furthering the tradition of the ancient consolatio, Renaissance writers formulated solace for such problems as bereavement, the fear of death, illness, despair, and mi...

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Published in:Renaissance quarterly 1986-10, Vol.39 (3), p.440-475
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Immortality
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Renaissance philosophy
Stoicism
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