Account of the Life and Works of Petrarch (559 words, 3 pages)
Sharp 1Petrarch (1304-1374), Italian poet and humanist, who is considered thefirst modern poet. His perfection of the sonnet form later influenced suchEnglish poets as Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, and EdmundSpenser. His wide knowledge of the classical authors and his restoration ofthe classical Latin language earned him his reputation as the ...
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