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Francesco Petrarca
Born in Italy in 1304, Francesco Petrarch moved with his
family to Provence. Petrarch was smitten by the sight of a young woman named Laura. She did not
return his love, but it stayed with Petrarch...visualizza altroBorn in Italy in 1304, Francesco Petrarch moved with his
family to Provence. Petrarch was smitten by the sight of a young woman named Laura. She did not
return his love, but it stayed with Petrarch even after Laura’s early death. Laura inspired the 366
poems that make up his Canzoniere, translated here as ‘Scattered Rhymes’. Petrarch lived till 1374,
and was writing and revising his sonnets into his last years.visualizza meno