Petrarch: 10 books

Petrarch, the Italian scholar, poet and humanist, was a major figure of the Renaissance, whose poems addressed to Laura, his idealised beloved, were imitated throughout Europe and served as an enduring model for lyrical poetry. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest...

The Sonnets Triumphs and Other Poems Petrarch , italian scholar and poet in Renaissance (1304-1374) This ebook presents «The Sonnets Triumphs and Other Poems», from Petrarch . A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this...

Ineffable sweetness, bold, uncanny sweetness that came to my eyes from her lovely face; from that day on I'd willingly have closed them, never to gaze again at lesser beauties. --from Sonnet 116 Petrarch was born in Tuscany and grew up in the south of France. He lived his life in the service...

The Sonnets, Triumphs, And Other Poems Of Petrarch by Petrarch.

Among Europe's most famous and influential books of lyrics, this large collection focuses on Petrarch's lifelong love for the mysterious Laura, but the themes he treats are many. Showing why Petrarch is often regarded as the first modern man to emerge from a medieval world, this book reveals the man in all of his perplexities, uncertainties, and hesitancies.

By writing what he called a “secret book” taking the shape of a conversation between himself and St Augustine Petrarch aimed to compose a cathartic text which would alleviate his spiritual crisis and help him make further inroads towards knowledge and fulfilment.At once an intimate repository of...

The 'Canzoniere', a sequence of sonnets and other verse forms, were written over a period of about 40 years. They describe Petrarch's intense love for Laura, whom he first met in Avignon in 1327, and her effect on him after she died in 1348. The collection is an examination of the poet's growing spiritual...

A huge anthology of classic Italian writers with an active table of contents.Authors and works include:Giovanni Boccaccio:The DecameronLa FiammettaBoethius:The Consolation of PhilosophyMarcus Tullius Cicero:De Amicitia, Scipio's DreamHistory of Famous OratorsTreatises on Friendship and Old AgeDante...

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