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1. Francesco Petrarca

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   Petrarca’s most revealing work in Latin is the Secretum (My Secret Book), structured as a dialogue between himself and Saint Augustine. In this work, Petrarca confronts his two greatest vices, as identified by Augustine: Acedia (spiritual sloth, distinct from simple laziness) and an excessive, almost tactile attachment to Laura.
   The debate is characterized by Augustine's persistent probing and Petrarca's evasive, yet eloquent, defenses. Scholars note that the dialogue ends not with true resolution, but with a shared sense of mutual resignation. This resignation is mathematically quantifi…