Petrarch

Francesco Petrarca (; 20 July 1304 – 19 July 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch (), was a scholar and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, and one of the earliest humanists.

Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Italian Renaissance and the founding of Renaissance humanism. In the 16th century, Pietro Bembo created the model for the modern Italian language based on Petrarch's works, as well as those of Giovanni Boccaccio, and, to a lesser extent, Dante Alighieri. Petrarch was later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the .

Petrarch's sonnets were admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical poetry. He is also known for being the first to develop the concept of the "Dark Ages". Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1957
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1962
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1971
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1968
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1967
    Other Authors: ...Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374...
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1958
    Book
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1977
    Book
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1977
    Book
  12. 12
    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1975
    Book
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1985
    Book
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1985
    Book
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1987
    Other Authors: ...Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374...
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1800
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1973
    Book
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1974
    Book
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1982
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    by Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
    Published 1910
    Book
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