List Francisco Petrarki o zdobyciu szczytu Mont Ventoux w Prowansji

This Polish translation of the letter Francesco PETRARCH’S [from familiaris IV, 1] prepared for his summit of Mont Ventoux in Provence, which according to the Poet took place in April 1336, ist accessible in recent years in two critical editions of this letter: Vittorio Rossi in 1968 and last Petrarch’s Ascent of Mont Ventoux, The Familiaris IV, 1, by Rodney Lokaj. Roma 2006. The last edition was used as the basis for polish translations and commentaries. Paper consists of several parts, the first reconstructs the first period of biography to his first stay in Rome. In the following sections, the author considers the arguments in favor of postponing the date of the final emergence of this letter for the period 1352–3, and sets out its main ideas by paying attention to the fact that the Petrarch undertook the trip from aesthetic reasons, in search of beautiful landscapes and views. From this part of its deliberations have not been further recognized by historians of Renaissance aesthetics. Another important element is the impact on Augustine’s Confessions spiritual transformation that took place during the summit and acquire the same acquisition has been presented as an allegory of human life.