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FRANCESCO PETRARCH

BY MOLLY DOCCOLA
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BIRTHDAY

  • Born on July 20, 1304
  • Born in Arezzo, Tuscany
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LOCATIONS

  • As a child he moved to Avignon, France with his family
  • Spent most of his childhood in Florence, Avignon, and Tuscany
  • Studied law in Bologna under his father's wishes
  • Travelled throughout Europe
  • Travelled France, Germany and Spain with different clerical positions
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ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Became a cleric (priest)
  • Wrote sonnets, letters, and histories
  • His writing was admired
  • Crowned Rome's poet laureate in 1341
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ACHIEVEMENTS CONT.

  • His vernacular poems achieved greater renown (fame)
  • Later, the poems would be used to help create the modern Italian language
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BELIEFS, FEELINGS, AND IDEAS

  • Interest in Ancient Greek and Roman literature
  • Passion for writing
  • Held in highest regard was his Latin composition
  • His Latin composition was called Africa
  • Africa is an epic poem about the 2nd Punic War
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BELIEFS, FEELINGS, & IDEAS CONT.

  • His 1st pieces were poems
  • The poems were composed after his mother died
  • His most well-known vernacular compositions were poems about Laura
  • Laura de Noves was a woman he fell in love with
  • He met Laura in an Avignon church on April 6, 1327
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BELIEFS, FEELINGS, & IDEAS CONT.

  • He wrote about Laura de Noves
  • Believed humanity could reach the heights of past accomplishments, again
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QUOTES

  • "Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure."
  • "Books have led some to learning and others to madness."
  • "The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling."
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FRANCESCO PETRARCH

  • Is an example of humanism because:
  • He saw reading and writing as a blessing unlike everyone else
  • His writing influenced many others like Boccaccio and Shakespeare
  • He was named the "father of humanism"
  • Also named "founder of humanism"
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MODERN WORLD

  • Contributed to English language
  • Petrarchism is a form of poetry
  • He influenced European poetry with his love poetry
  • Petrarchism lived into modern times
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