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''Africa'' is an epic poem in Latin hexameters by the 14th century Italian poet Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). 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 Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the epic poem's hero.〔Bergin and Wilson, p. xix.〕 == Background == ''Africa'' and ''De viris illustribus'' were partially inspired by Petrarch's visit to Rome in 1337.〔Bergin and Wilson, p. ix. ''It seems very likely that the inspirational vision of the Eternal City must have been the immediate spur to the design of the ''Africa'' and probably ''De viris illustribus'' as well.''〕 After returning from his grand tour, the first sections of Africa were written in the valley of Vaucluse.〔Jackson, p. 480〕 Petrarch recalls The fact that he abandoned it early on is not entirely correct since it was far along when he received two invitations (from Rome and from Paris) in September 1340 each asking him to accept the crown as poet laureate.〔Bergin and Wilson, p. xi.〕 A preliminary form of the poem was completed in time for the laurel coronation April 8, 1341 (Easter Sunday).〔 Petrarch spoke of this It could easily be inferred from this wording that the epic poem was far enough along to receive this flattering colloquy.〔 By 1343 the work was ''provvisoriamente'' finished as we have it today worldwide.〔Bergin, p. xii〕 Petrarch had been with the court of Cardinal Giovanni Colonna in the days he lived at Avignon around 1330. He was ordained in the Catholic priesthood, as ''capellanus continuous'', in the lower ranks. He received additional support from the Roman Colonna dynasty for his work on Cornelius Scipio.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Africa (Petrarch)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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