![]() ![]() Petrarch’s writing was greatly admired during his lifetime, and he was crowned He would go on to write sonnets, letters, histories and more. His first pieces were poems that he composed after the death of his The doctrine heĮspoused became known as humanism, and formed a bridge from the Middle Ages to “amid varied and confusing storms,” Petrarch believed that humanityĬould once more reach the heights of past accomplishments. Learned more about the classical period, he began to venerate that era and railĪgainst the limitations of his own time. ![]() Such texts, which he later bequeathed to Venice in exchange for a house, refuge Throughout his lifetime, Petrarch amassed an impressive collection of Traveling as aĭiplomatic envoy for the Church, he was also able to search for forgotten classical Supported him as he pursued his interest in ancient literature. After his father’s death in 1326, Petrarch left lawīecame a cleric, making him eligible for ecclesiastical postings, which However, his passion was for literature, particularly that In France, Petrarch studied law, as hisįather had wished. ![]() He is also known for being the first to develop the concept of a historical “Dark Ages”.īorn on July 20, 1304, in Arezzo, Tuscany (now Italy). Petrarch’s sonnets were admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical poetry. He is also considered one of the fathers of the 20, 1304 – July 18/19, 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a poet and scholar whose humanist philosophy set the ![]()
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