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Francis Petrarch ( / ˈpɛtrɑːrk, ˈpiːt -/; 20 July 1304 – 19 July 1374; Latin: Franciscus Petrarcha; modern Italian: Francesco Petrarca [franˈtʃesko peˈtrarka] ), born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar and poet of the early Italian Renaissance and one of the earliest humanists. [1]
Jul 20, 1998 · Petrarch, Italian scholar, poet, and humanist whose poems addressed to Laura, an idealized beloved, contributed to the Renaissance flowering of lyric poetry. He was regarded as the greatest scholar of his age. Learn more about Petrarch’s life and works in this article.
Oct 22, 2020 · Petrarch (1304-1374 CE), full name Francesco Petrarca, was an Italian scholar and poet who is credited as one of the founders of the Renaissance movement in art, thought, and literature. Petrarch actively...
Francesco Petrarch was born in 1304 in Arezzo, Italy, though he spent most of his childhood living around Florence, Tuscany, and Avignon. After briefly studying law in Bologna in 1320, Petrarch decided to abandon the field, against his father’s wishes, to begin studying the classics and begin a…
Purpose: To provide subject librarians with a checklist of the works of Petrarch that have been translated into English and are readily available. Works in Italian: 1 Rerum vulgarium fragmenta (Canzoniere or Rime Sparse) – (1342 first form) – English Translation: Robert M. Durling (1976). 2 Trionfi (Triumphs) – (1351-1374) – English ...
Francesco Petrarch - Father of Humanism. To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.
Petrarch - Known in English as Petrarch, Francesco Petrarca was an Italian poet who is credited with the development and popularization of the Italian sonnet
Petrarch’s influence on literature was enormous and lasting—stretching through the Italian humanists of the following century to poets and scholars throughout western Europe at least until the 18th century.
Jun 28, 2024 · Petrarch - Humanism, Poetry, Letters: Meanwhile, his reputation as a scholar was spreading; in September 1340 he received invitations from Paris and Rome to be crowned as poet.
Aug 9, 2023 · Petrarch was a poet and scholar whose humanist philosophy set the stage for the Renaissance. He is also considered one of the fathers of the modern Italian language. Updated: Aug 9,...
