Petrarch, Francesco (1304–1374)

Francesco Petrarch (Petracco) was an Italian poet and scholar widely recognized as the “father of humanism.” He revived European interest in the knowledge of antiquity through his writings and collection of ancient texts.

Petrarch marks a transition in time from the Middle ...

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