One of the great poets of the 14th century, Italian scholar Francesco Petrarch is also regarded as the father of the humanist movement.<br /><br />&quot;Petrarch&#39;s Secret&quot; is an autobiographical treatise translated from the Latin that represents a &quot;humanist manifesto&quot; central to understanding European culture during the early modern period.<br /><br />The treatise consists of three dialogues between Petrarch and St. Augustine in the presence of Truth.&nbsp;