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Petrarch
Petrarch, also known as Francesco Petrarca, was an Italian scholar, poet, and humanist who is often referred to as the “Father of Humanism.” Born in Arezzo, Tuscany, in 1304, Petrarch spent much of his early life traveling throughout Italy and France, studying law and classical literature. He is best known for his poetry, particularly his sonnets written in Italian, which had a significant influence on the developmen
PeoplePetrarch
Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) seeks to restore the moral authority of the individual conscience against inherited dogma and complacent power. By turning back to classical sources to recover self-knowledge, moral responsibility, and critical judgment, he advances a defining insight of free societies: liberty begins when individuals reclaim the right—and duty—to examine themselves and their traditions.
PeopleChaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was born between 1340 and 1345 in London to John Chaucer, a prosperous wine merchant, and Agnes Copton. Through his father’s connections, he began his career serving as a page to Elizabeth, Countess of Ulster, and later held numerous important positions as a courtier, diplomat, civil servant, and collector of scrap metal. Chaucer was fluent in French, Italian, and Latin, traveled extensively on diplo
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Petrarch to Vaucluse
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304–1374 · 1958 · Petrarch to Vaucluse: Letters in Verse and Prose. Translated by Ernest Hatch Wilkins. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1958.
Books & WorksThe Sonnets of Petrarch
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304–1374 · 1933 · The Sonnets of Petrarch. Translated by Joseph Auslander. London & New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1933.